The Government Railway Police (GRP) at Agartala railway station apprehended five Rohingya immigrants for illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh border.
The group, consisting of two women and three men, was identified as Md Imran (22), Md Abu Jamir (20), Md Azizul Hossen (22), Yasmin Ara (20), and Raju Begam (35).
The detainees intended to travel to various destinations within India, including Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir.
The arrests were part of a GRP operation to curb illegal immigration. Authorities disclosed that the group entered India through unauthorized routes and planned to disperse across the country.
A case has been registered at Agartala GRP Police Station, and the individuals are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
This incident is not an isolated one.
In July last year, the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police detained eight people, including two Bangladeshi nationals, in Tripura for assisting illegal Rohingya immigrants to enter India using fake documents.
The crackdown was conducted under the directive of the Chief Minister and the supervision of DIG (STF) Partha Sarathi Mahanta.
The operation involved five police teams led by officers at the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) levels across various bordering districts of Tripura.
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