Five Rohingyas, including three women, were arrested in Tripura for allegedly crossing over from Bangladesh to India without valid documents, the police said on Friday (July 5). This comes as the police team intercepted a Guwahati-bound bus during a routine check in North Tripura's Churaibari area, and asked passengers to show their identity but the five Rohingyas failed to produce any proof of their nationality, a senior officer said.
"They were initially detained for interrogation. During questioning, the five Rohingyas admitted that they came from a camp in Bangladesh and were planning to go to Hyderabad via Guwahati," Churabari Police Station second officer-in-charge Pritimoy Chakma said. They crossed over the international border through Boxangar in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, he said.
Chief Minister Manik Saha held a high-level meeting with the security agencies yesterday, after several cases of infiltration were reported.
“Had a meeting with the BSF and other security agencies to review the issues relating to human trafficking, smuggling and other border-related crimes. Directed them to take effective steps to stop all the illegal activities on the India-Bangladesh border. All the necessary assistance will be provided by the state government for this purpose”, Saha said in a social media post on Thursday.
He asked security agencies to take action against illegal activities along the international border.
(With PTI inputs)
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