During interrogation, the Bangladeshi citizens revealed that they were planning to settle permanently in Kolkata.

Four people arrested

In a separate operation, BSF jawans from Belonia in south Tripura arrested four women and two children near the India-Bangladesh border, which crosses the Muhuri river. Among those detained, three women and one child are of Bangladeshi nationality, while one woman and one child are of Indian nationality. The Bangladeshi citizens are from Chandpur district, while the Indian woman is from South Tripura district. They know each other.

More than 55 Rohingyas arrested

In the last three and a half months, the government railway police, BSF and Tripura police have arrested around 435 Bangladeshi citizens and over 55 Rohingyas at Agartala railway station and various places in Tripura for illegally entering India . A spokesperson said BSF had intensified its operations to prevent infiltration and border crimes along the India-Bangladesh border and in the state.

Most Bangladeshi nationals are Muslims

The BSF had also arrested two Indian agents on October 24 for helping Bangladeshi citizens enter India illegally. Although most of the Bangladeshi citizens arrested for illegally entering Tripura and arrested by security forces were Muslims, some Hindus were also among those arrested.

Heightened security along the India-Bangladesh border

A BSF spokesperson said that after the unrest in Bangladesh, BSF had increased security along the 856-kilometre-long India-Bangladesh border in Tripura to prevent illegal crossings and crimes. Rohingya refugees from Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh fled illegally to India, where more than 10,000,000 displaced Rohingya live since 2017. Bangladeshi citizens and Rohingya told Indian security officials that they had entered illegally in India looking for work and shelter.