Assam Police arrested five Bangladeshi nationals for “illegal immigration” on December 1, 2024, and sent them back to Bangladesh, as announced by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The arrested individuals were identified as Mohammed Noor Islam, Mohammed Imran, Yasmin Akhtar, Ishmo Tara Akhtar, and Mohammed Babul Hussain. However, the specific district where they were caught was not disclosed.
Sarma confirmed the arrests in a post on X, stating, “5 more illegal infiltrators apprehended near the international border! Maintaining their high state of alert, @assampolice nabbed 5 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators and pushed them across.”
This follows the apprehension of over 160 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh since the recent turmoil in the neighboring country. The authorities have heightened vigilance along the 1,885 km-long India-Bangladesh border in Northeast India to prevent illegal border crossings.
Earlier, on November 29, Assam Police detained five other Bangladeshi nationals—Dudu Mia Chakder, Anuwar Hussain, Imran Hassan, Mohammed Mahabub, and Nahar Begum—and sent them back across the border.
