In the South West Khasi Hills district of Ranikor in Meghalaya, the Khasi Students Union (KSU) apprehended 24 Bangladeshi intruders on August 14. The males in custody were caught at around 1 pm after they were said to have crossed into India from Maheshkhola, which is close to the border between Bangladesh and India. According to the KSU, the arrested people were turned over to the Meghalaya Police at Ranikor since they did not have the appropriate paperwork. Given the current political turmoil in Bangladesh, the KSU has underscored the necessity of increased border security measures. The group called on the police, district administration, and Border Security Force (BSF) to guarantee the security of the border.
In addition, the KSU warned contractors not to hire anyone from outside the state and said that its members would be on the lookout for any unauthorised entry.
Earlier, 16 Bangladeshi intruders, comprising three women and 13 males, were taken into custody by the authorities at the Agartala Railway Station in a significant operation. Concerns regarding illicit activity in the area have been aroused by the arrest, especially since three of the people held were identified as touts who may have been involved in criminal operations of human trafficking. The individuals who were arrested were placed under arrest by the Government Railway Police Station (GRPS) in Agartala. They are the subject of a complaint that has been filed against them under several legal regulations. According to law enforcement authorities, the suspects were apprehended because they were trying to board a train without the required paperwork.
On the other hand, the Border Security Force and Government Railway Police, on August 13, stated that in Tripura, they had arrested ten citizens of Bangladesh and one tout from India. The operation was part of a particular initiative to stop unauthorised border crossings in light of Bangladesh’s current circumstances. There were two phases to the arrests. Four female Bangladeshi nationals, including a baby, were taken into custody around 5:15 am. by a combined team from the BSF’s Intelligence and Anti-Human Trafficking Units in the West Tripura districts of Amtali and Dukli.
At eight in the morning, six more Bangladeshi nationals and a possible Indian tout were taken into custody based on leads from the first arrest.
At first, the inmates attempted to pose as Indian nationals by presenting fictitious Aadhaar cards as identification. However, they acknowledged being citizens of Bangladesh when questioned informally. Both the Government Railway Police Force and the BSF are currently conducting more interrogations. According to the press release, “BSF has intensified the crackdown on the network of touts who are facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals into the state of Tripura.”
