**Dharmanagar, Oct 29:** In a major crackdown on cross-border infiltration, **Tripura Police** apprehended **three Bangladeshi nationals** from the **West Chandrapur area** under the Dharmanagar subdivision. The arrests have once again raised concerns over the porous Indo-Bangladesh border and the growing menace of forged Indian identity documents.
The detainees—**Mohammad Noor Alam, Raihan Mia, and Mohiuddin**, all hailing from **Brahmanbaria district** in Bangladesh—allegedly entered India illegally around six months ago. Police sources said the trio was aided by a network of **local agents** who facilitated their movement across states and arranged fake documents.
After crossing the border, the accused reportedly traveled to **Bengaluru**, where they each paid ₹5,000 to obtain **forged Aadhaar cards**, spending a total of ₹15,000. Following a brief stay in the southern city, they moved to **Kolkata** and **North 24 Parganas district**, where they remained for nearly three months before returning to Tripura.
Upon their return, the trio took shelter at the residence of a local agent identified as **Islam** in West Chandrapur. Acting on a tip-off, plainclothes officers arrested the infiltrators, though the agent managed to escape. Preliminary investigations revealed that Islam charged **₹12,000 per person** for organizing their illegal entry.
A senior police official confirmed that a **Bangladeshi identity card** was recovered from one of the detainees, supporting the charges of illegal infiltration. “We have launched a full-scale investigation into the network and are pursuing other members involved in the racket,” the official said.
The incident has sparked renewed alarm over **border vulnerabilities** and the **exploitation of India’s identification systems**, prompting calls for enhanced surveillance and stricter checks along the international boundary.
