Assam: The Assam police arrested three more Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, from the state’s Karimganj district, and later pushed them back to their country.
A team of the Karimganj police arrested the infiltrators while they were trying to enter Assam from neighbouring Tripura in the wee hours of Thursday (September 12, 2024).
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After questioning and completing the legal formalities, the trio – Sumon Hussain, Suhana Khatun and Eva Akhtar – was handed over to the authorities in Bangladesh.
The Border Security Force (BSF) has intensified its vigil along the international borders with Bangladesh in the wake of the over month-long crisis in the neighbouring country.
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The Assam police have also been maintaining a tight vigil in the bordering areas in order to prevent infiltration of foreign nationals.
On Monday (September 9), the Assam police pushed back two Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, after they entered India illegally.
The duo was intercepted by the police along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Karimganj district.
On Sunday (September 8), five Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, were apprehended by the Assam police after they sneaked into India illegally.
The infiltrators were later pushed back to their country.