Three Bangladeshis arrested in Bengal's Bongaon for illegally entering India

The trio revealed during interrogation that they were planning to visit another foreign country with a fake passport.

Three Bangladeshis have been arrested in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for allegedly entering India without valid documents, an official said on Saturday (January 11, 2025).

The trio, identified as Mohammad Sohag Mia, Hasan Mia and Yasin Sarkar, revealed during interrogation that they were planning to visit another foreign country with a fake passport.

“They were picked up by the police from Bongaon-Bagda Road in Bongaon town, located close to the international border, after they were spotted moving around suspiciously on Friday (January 10, 2025),” the official said.

“They were produced before a court, which sent them to four days’ police custody on Saturday (January 11, 2025),” he said.

The country, they were allegedly planning to travel to after procuring fake documents, is not yet known.

Investigation to bust the fake passport and Aadhaar card rackets, with which the infiltrating Bangladeshis are suspected to have links, is underway.

Published - January 11, 2025 05:29 pm IST