Officers stated authorized motion will likely be taken.
Agartala:
Agartala Tripura Police on Saturday detained 10 Bangladeshi nationals, belonging to the Hindu group, for illegally coming into India after fleeing their village as a result of unrest and tensions, an official stated.
A police officer stated that the ten Bangladeshi nationals – together with two ladies, three youngsters and an aged particular person – had been detained from the Ambassa railway station in Tripura whereas they had been making an attempt to board practice sure for Silchar in Assam.
“We are going to provoke authorized proceedings in opposition to the Bangladeshi nationals as per legislation,” the official stated.
Sankar Chandra Sarkar, one of many individuals detained, stated they fled from their village, Dhanpur in Kishoreganj district, after dealing with steady threats and intimidation.
“After trekking by way of forested hills, we entered India on Saturday by way of Kamalpur (in Tripura’s Dhalai district). We had been making an attempt to go to Silchar in Assam to remain in a rented home.
“We are going to by no means return to Bangladesh below any circumstances. The scenario in Bangladesh could be very grim. Assaults on the lives and properties of Hindus have turn out to be an on a regular basis affair,” Mr Sarkar, who labored as a driver, stated.
Speaking to the media, the Bangladeshi nationals stated they bought a few of their properties earlier than fleeing to India however needed to abandon lots of their properties and family items and belongings.
Mr Sarkar additionally claimed that hundreds of Hindu households wished to return to India, however had been unable to take action for numerous causes.
“Through the Awami League authorities headed by then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, we had been pleased and there was no enmity between the Hindus and Muslims in our areas. However after the caretaker authorities headed by Muhammad Yunus assumed workplace, we had been constantly harassed and threatened,” he stated.
Over the past 4 months, over 550 Bangladeshi nationals and over 63 Rohingyas have been detained by the Authorities Railway Police, Border Safety Drive (BSF), and Tripura Police from the Agartala railway station and numerous different locations in Tripura after they illegally entered India.
After the Bangladesh unrest started in June-July, the BSF enhanced surveillance alongside the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border with the neighbouring nation to stop transborder crime and infiltration, officers from the pressure stated.
5 Indian states – West Bengal (2,216 km), Tripura (856 km), Meghalaya (443 km), Mizoram (318 km) and Assam ( 263 km) share a border with Bangladesh.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
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