Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Three Bangladeshis arrested for illegal border crossing in Bihar
Three people from Bangladesh tried to cross the border from Nepal into India without the right papers.
They were caught by the border guards.
An Indian man who helped them was also arrested.
The three Bangladeshis had gone to Nepal on tourist visas but tried to enter India illegally.
The police are still asking them questions to find out why they did this.
Three Bangladeshi nationals were arrested for attempting to cross the Indo-Nepal border illegally.
An Indian national, Md Sarfaraz Ansari, was arrested for assisting the trio.
The Bangladeshis entered Nepal on tourist visas on 20 December, 2025, and attempted to cross into India on 31 December, 2025.
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended them based on intelligence inputs.
The three Bangladeshis have been handed over to the Haraiya police station for interrogation.
- Who
- Three Bangladeshi nationals (Md Shanihur Rahman, Md Sobaij, Md Firoz) and an Indian national (Md Sarfaraz Ansari)
- What
- Attempted illegal border crossing from Nepal into India
- When
- Arrested on Thursday (unspecified date); attempted crossing on 31 December, 2025
- Where
- Indo-Nepal border near Raxaul, East Champaran district, Bihar
- Why
- Motive not immediately ascertained; intelligence inputs suggested illegal entry attempt
- Arrested Bangladeshis
- Md Shanihur Rahman, Md Sobaij, Md Firoz
- Arrested Indian
- Md Sarfaraz Ansari
- Location
- Indo-Nepal border near Raxaul, East Champaran, Bihar
- Date of Arrest
- Thursday (unspecified date)
- Assisting Agency
- Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
- Police Station
- Haraiya police station
- Date of Nepal Entry
- 20 December, 2025
- Date of Attempted Crossing
- 31 December, 2025
