In India illegally, three Rohingya refugees en route to Hyderabad arrested at Agartala Railway Station

Amid the Bangladesh political crisis, a large number of Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingya refugees have been arrested from across Tripura over the last few months.

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Tripura shares 856-km long international border with Bangladesh, parts of which are still unfenced due to local disputes. (Express Archives)

Three refugees from the Rohingya community, who had entered India illegally through the Bangladesh international border with the assistance of a tout, were arrested at the Agartala Railway Station before they could board a train to Hyderabad.

The three accused persons – Kamal Hossain, 27; Rashida, 20, and Ajida, 19 – were putting up at refugee camps at Coxbazar in Bangladesh before they illegally crossed the border. The identity of the tout that smuggled them into the country remains unknown. A case was registered against the trio at the Government Railway Police Station. A senior police official, on the condition of anonymity, said the accused had been presented in court.

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Amid heavy security deployment at the Bangladesh International Border, 26 persons were arrested – in two separate incidents – for attempting to illegally cross the border, on August 14, a day before India celebrates its Independence Day. Amid the Bangladesh political crisis, a large number of Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingya refugees have been arrested from across Tripura over the last few months.

Amid increased infiltration, Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha held a meeting with top brass of BSF officials in July and asked them to maintain tight vigil across the border and to take strict action against those involved in the infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals into Indian territory.

Meanwhile, the BSF has beefed up vigil in the sensitive border outposts and a series of special operations were launched to crack down on the network of touts and smugglers in the bordering areas, apart from intensifying anti trafficking operations to clamp down on the influx of Bangladeshi nationals and smuggling of contraband items in Tripura.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested several Tripura youths in connection with a case registered at Guwahati last year for involvement in human trafficking of Bangladeshi and Rohingya persons into the Indian territory through the state, the last of them arrested on June 16 this year.

Tripura shares 856-km long international border with Bangladesh, parts of which are still unfenced due to local disputes.

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