Dharmanagar, Apr 10: A Bangladeshi youth was arrested for allegedly entering India illegally through the Tripura border and was produced before a district court on Friday after completion of legal formalities.
According to police sources, the arrest took place in the Kadamtala Police Station area under North Tripura district during a joint patrol by local police and personnel of the BSF’s 97 Battalion (‘C’ Company) on Thursday.
The youth was spotted entering Indian territory under suspicious circumstances near Sonaichhari Nayantila in the Satsangam Gram Panchayat area and was immediately detained.
During initial interrogation, the accused was identified as Russell Ahmed (22), son of late Yasin Ali, a resident of Goalbari under Juri Police Station in Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh. A preliminary investigation revealed that he had crossed the international border illegally into Tripura.
The BSF later handed him over to Kadamtala Police Station, where a case was registered under Section 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920. The case has been numbered 19/26.
Police produced the accused before the district court on Friday and stated that further investigation is underway to determine whether any larger network or accomplices are involved.
Authorities also confirmed that surveillance along the border has been intensified to prevent such illegal crossings.
