Tripura Police arrest 2 Rohingya persons, auto-rickshaw driver

Speaking to reporters, Sukanta Sen Choudhury, In-Charge, Kailashahar police station, said they acted on a tip-off that two Rohingya persons illegally crossed the Indo-Bangla international border.

“A case has been lodged against them for violating the Passports Act. They were forwarded to court,” said Sen Choudhury.

The police seized three expensive mobile phones and some cash from the accused.

The police said the two Rohingya persons escaped from a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Chittagong. However, they were yet to ascertain how and who helped them to illegally cross the international border.

Last month, the Border Security Force detained four Rohingya persons in Dharmanagar for illegally entering the country. Two Indian touts were also arrested along with the Rohingyas.