DIMAPUR — Continuing the fight to detect illegal migrants, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), in the month of June, 2023, apprehended as many as 62 foreign nationals for illegally entering India.
The illegal migrants were apprehended during different drives and checks conducted at various railway stations and trains over this zone, NFR in an update stated.
“Further, during this month till 11th July, 2023, RPF teams apprehended 30 illegal migrants, which include 18 Rohingiyas and 12 Bangladeshi nationals at Kumarghat, Agartala and Jalpaiguri railway stations,” it stated.
The apprehended illegal migrants were handed over to Government Railway Police (GRP) and Border Security Force (BSF) for necessary legal action.
In a recent incident on July 11, RPF of Dharmanagar Post jointly with local police and BSF personnel conducted checking at Kumarghat railway station where they apprehended 12 Rohingiyas (nine males and three females including one minor girl) who had illegally entered into Indian territory.
Later, the apprehended illegal migrants were taken into custody by BSF Nalakata (Tripura) for necessary legal action.
The same day, acting on information, RPF of Agartala, jointly with GRP Agartala conducted checking at Agartala railway station and apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals for illegally entering into Indian territory.
In another incident on July 10, RPF of Jalpaiguri Post, during checking in train No. 05750 (Haldibari – New Jalpaiguri Passenger) at Jalpaiguri station, apprehended one male Bangladeshi national who had illegally entered into Indian Territory.
“RPF staff deployed at stations and trains are very vigilant and keep a close eye on illegal migrants, Rohingiyas and suspected persons,” NFR stated.
