Police Detain Group for Illegal Entry Amidst Rising Infiltration Cases

Tripura Police have arrested 25 Rohingyas, including six women and seven children, from two different locations in North Tripura district for entering the state without valid documents. The arrests took place in the Dharmanagar and Churaibari areas on Thursday night while the group was attempting to travel to Hyderabad in search of employment opportunities. According to a senior police officer, the group likely intruded through Sonamura in Sepahijala district and Kailashahar in Unakoti district, originating from Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar.

Their plan was to travel to Guwahati by bus and then proceed to Hyderabad by train. Tripura, which shares an 856 km long international border with Bangladesh, has several unfenced patches, making it a vulnerable point for illegal crossings.

From January last year until April 15 this year, a total of 1,018 people, including 498 Bangladeshi nationals, were detained in Tripura while trying to cross the Indo-Bangla border, as reported by the Border Security Force (BSF). This marks a significant increase in detentions compared to previous years. In 2022, the BSF detained 369 individuals, including 150 Bangladeshi nationals, 160 Indians, and 59 Rohingyas. In 2021, 208 intruders were detained, comprising 115 Indians and 93 Bangladeshis.