Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed on Saturday the arrest of six Bangladeshi nationals attempting to infiltrate the state illegally. The operation, led by Assam's Sribhumi Police, forms part of a larger crackdown on unauthorised border crossings.
Sarma took to social media platform X, where he identified the arrested individuals as Md Monir, Md Ahidul Seikh, Azizul Seikh, Rokiya Bibi, Mh. Ahashan Ullah, and Md Haresh. The Chief Minister emphasised the state's zero-tolerance policy on illegal border infiltration, reaffirming that the suspects had been swiftly apprehended and pushed back.
"Assam stands firm! No infiltration will be tolerated. In a decisive operation, Sribhumi Police apprehended six infiltrators attempting to cross the border illegally. Md Monir, Md Ahidul Seikh, Azizul Seikh, Rokiya Bibi, Mh. Ahashan Ullah, Md Haresh. Acting with zero tolerance, all were arrested and pushed back immediately," Sarma stated on Twitter.
In a related development last week, a joint operation by the Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and intelligence agencies led to the apprehension of three Bangladeshi nationals at Agartala Railway Station. The suspects, including one woman, were arrested for illegal entry into India and suspected of being part of a human trafficking or illegal immigration ring. They have been identified as Kamrun Nessa (23), a resident of Dhaka, and two men, Md Ismail Hossain (22) and Md Noor Hossain (25), both from Chittagong, Bangladesh.
The authorities are continuing their investigations, treating the case as a serious national security issue. The trio is being interrogated at Agartala GRP Police Station, and a case has been registered.
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