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57 Suspected Bangladeshis Detained at Guwahati Railway Station
Railway officers detained 57 people at a train station in Guwahati.
They suspect the people are from Bangladesh.
The group was found on the Brahmaputra Mail train.
Officers suspect the group had come from Srinagar.
Separately, police arrested at least 17 people in Guwahati over two days.
Five of them were found on another train during a routine check.
Police said those five had entered India through Dawki and stayed at a hotel.
Police registered a case after examining hotel security-camera footage and other evidence.
The Railway Protection Force detained 57 people suspected of being Bangladeshi nationals at Kamakhya railway station in Guwahati.
The group was taken from the Brahmaputra Mail train at Maligaon Kamakhya railway station.
RPF suspects the group had fled from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
At least 17 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in separate Guwahati operations over the previous two days, according to senior police officer Kulendra Nath Deka.
Five people arrested from the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express were accused of illegal entry; police said they had entered through Dawki and stayed at a Guwahati hotel.
- Who
- The Railway Protection Force detained 57 people suspected of being Bangladeshi nationals; police also arrested at least 17 people in separate operations.
- What
- The detentions and arrests concerned suspected illegal entry into India.
- Where
- Kamakhya railway station in Guwahati, Assam; the five people were found near Paltan Bazar railway station.
- When
- The group of 57 was detained this evening; separate arrests took place over the previous two days, including five on Tuesday.
- Why
- Authorities suspected the people were Bangladeshi nationals who had entered India illegally.
Key facts
- Detained at Kamakhya
- 57 suspected Bangladeshis
- Train
- Brahmaputra Mail
- Detaining agency
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Other arrests
- At least 17 Bangladeshi nationals in separate Guwahati operations over two days
- Five-person group
- Found in the general coach of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
- Reported entry route
- Dawki, Meghalaya
- Police station
- A case was registered at Pan Bazar Police Station
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