AGARTALA: Three days after National Investigation Agency (NIA) operation across five bordering districts of Tripura and the arrest of as many as 25 people in connection with their involvement in human trafficking rackets and cross-border crimes, the state police on Sunday apprehended 14 illegal Bangladesh nationals from Baishnabpur village of Sabroom in South Tripura.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house in the bordering village and arrested 14 Bangladeshi nationals comprising four couples and four children who entered Indian Territory without valid documents. Police also arrested three Indian villagers identified as Kraisu Mog, Athubhai Mog, and Khoka Tripura who were accused of facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshis.