In a significant development, the Government Railway Police authorities (GRP) on Saturday arrested 23 Bangladeshi nationals at the Agartala Railway Station, including an individual identified as a tout. The GRP said that all the accused, arrested on July 27, primarily hailed from the Chapai Nawabganj district in Bangladesh.
According to the information, the arrested individuals were identified as Ram Saha (24), Md Asmaul Hoque (20), Sahin Alam (28), Jakir Hossain (40), Md Sahin Ali (26), Ibrahim Khalil (23), Nayan Ali (19), Md Ilahi Hossain (21), Md Taib Hossain (19), Md Dalim alias Iman (19), Mohd, Abdul Ajij, Md Saiful Islam (25), Sahabuddin Shek (33), Mohd. Shahidul Islam (20), Mohd. Suman (26), Mohd. Amirul Islam (24), Ali Akbar (36), Sakil Shek (19), Hajikul Babu (26), Ramjan Shek (19), Mohd. Mijanur (24), and Mohd. Rehan Sk (19).
Among them, Md Selim Reja (27) was identified as the tout in the case. The GRP is conducting an investigation and questioning all the arrested individuals to determine the nature of their activities along with their purpose for being in the area. Moreover, the authorities are also working to uncover any broader connections or networks involved in the matter.
Multiple arrests at Agartala Railway Station in past
Notably, this is not the first time that undocumented Bangladeshi nationals have been nabbed at Agartala Railway Station. Earlier on July 1, 11 Bangladeshis, including 5 children and 6 women, were arrested from the railway station for entering the country without any valid travel document. On suspicion, 11 persons were detained at the platform and taken to Agartala GRP police station for interrogation. During interrogation, they revealed that they all came from Bangladesh without any valid documents. Accordingly, they were arrested for violating the Indian Passport Act," Officer in Charge (OC), Agartala, GRP police station, Tapas Das said. With due consideration, the arrest of these 11 individuals, back then, had augmented the arrest of Bangladeshi nationals in three days to 22.
(With Inputs from agencies)
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