On Saturday (7th September), four illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were apprehended by the police at the Dharmanagar railway station in the Northeastern state of Tripura.
As per reports, the two men and two women were detained by a patrol team after being found behaving suspiciously near the station road.
The accused were identified as Mohammed Hanif, Yusuf Ali, Parul Begum and Jasmine Akhter. During the interrogation, they admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals and crossing the border illegally.
A case was registered against the four accused. While speaking to the media, a Bangladeshi national said, “An agent (identified as Rubel) brought us here late at night two days ago. We did not know which part of Tripura we crossed into.”
“But we were supposed to leave for Bengaluru on a train Saturday,” the accused pointed out. The illegal immigrants attempted to rationalise their decision to infiltrate into the Indian territory citing political turmoil in Bangladesh and lack of employment opportunities.
One of the human trafficker, dropped the four people at the Dharmanagar railway station and fled. This was when the police caught and interrogated the accused. They have now been arrested and produced before a court.
The illegal immigrants are said to be residents of the Bagerhat district in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh.
