Assam Police apprehends 4 Bangladesh nationals, sends them back

GUWAHATI: Assam Police have apprehended four Bangladeshi nationals in two separate incidents and have sent them back. "...One of them was found with an Aadhaar card, having entered India for the second time. All three intended to travel to Chennai for work. They have been pushed back to Bangladesh," Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on X.

"Assam Police pushed back an infiltrator Lipi Akhtar from Dhaka division back to Bangladeshi authorities a short while ago. She was apprehended at Dhubri. Akhtar had entered Indian territory in the early hours of August 18 at Sukchar, South Salmara district on foot, after multiple bus and boat rides spanning over 24 hours. After taking shelter at a house in Sukchar, she proceeded to Dhubri by boat where she was intercepted. A manhunt is underway to trace other accomplices/ infiltrators," he added.

The BSF has apprehended seven more Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman with a toddler, in Tripura and recovered 1.5 lakh Bangladeshi Takas and $300 from them on Monday.