SAHIBGANJ: A 26-year-old Bangladeshi national, Mohammad Suman Mian, arrested by railway police in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district, has been sent to jail following interrogation and a medical examination at the District Sadar Hospital. The arrest has triggered concern among authorities after three alleged accomplices reportedly escaped from the train when they became aware of the approaching railway police.
The three men remain untraced, posing a challenge for the police. Checkpoints and border areas have come under heightened surveillance, while the Intelligence Department has launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the group’s movements and identify the absconding suspects.
From Assam to Srinagar, Then Delhi
During interrogation, Mian reportedly told investigators that he crossed into India through Assam in July with the assistance of an agent. According to his account, the agent provided him with the address of Safar Ali, described as a Bangladeshi scrap dealer living in Srinagar, where he subsequently began working.
Mian allegedly said he left Srinagar after a campaign against Bangladeshis created difficulties for him. He claimed his business had collapsed, he had not received two months’ wages and he was unable to find alternative employment. Facing financial hardship and a shortage of food, he decided to leave with his companions.
According to the report, Mian left Srinagar on October 5, travelled to Delhi and boarded a train bound for Guwahati on October 7 with four companions. He reportedly said he managed to arrange the money needed for his ticket.
His account has become a focus of the ongoing investigation as police seek to verify his route, the identity of the alleged agent and the circumstances in which the group travelled across several states.
During the operation, police reportedly recovered a 100-rupee Pakistani banknote and one-rupee notes from Nepal and India from Mian.
The recovery of the foreign currency is among the details being examined by investigators. The presence of these notes, by itself, does not establish any link to criminal activity or a wider network.
