Police arrested them in Tripura...
On Sunday, Tripura police and border security force arrested Five Bangladeshi nationals who illegally crossed into Indian Territory in a coordinated operation.
They were arrested following a tip-off, said Inspector Paritosh Das, officer-in-charge of West Agartala police station.
Mr. Das said that the search operation was launched after authorities received intelligence about the illegal entry of a number of Bangladeshi nationals in bordering Lankamura town on the outer-side of Agartala.
Acting smartly, the police and BSF detained the suspects. During interrogation, they agreed to be Bangladeshi nationals.
All five arrested are from Chapai Nawabganj district in the Rajshahi division of Bangladesh.
The police are all set to produce the suspects before the court in Agartala, seeking remand for further interrogation to identify and arrest the cross-border touts involved in this illegal crossing at the Indo-Bangladesh border.
The arrests point to the ongoing challenges of securing the India-Bangladesh border and the concerted efforts by law enforcement agencies to prevent illegal crossings.
Edited By: Tuba Sultana
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