Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Bangladeshi National Detained in Bengal, Sent to Detention Centre
Police in West Bengal detained a man named Rajib Fakir.
They said he was acting suspiciously in the Gobindapur area.
Police questioned him because he could not clearly explain who he was or why he was there.
He reportedly said he came from Gazipur district in Bangladesh.
Police said he crossed into India in 2020 during the pandemic.
He first stayed in Bongaon and later lived in Santipur.
He was sent to a detention centre in Gayeshpur.
Officials may follow legal steps to return him to Bangladesh.
Santipur police detained Rajib Fakir in Nadia district after receiving information about a suspicious person.
Police said Fakir could not satisfactorily explain his identity and presence in the Gobindapur area.
Fakir reportedly told investigators he was from Gazipur district in Bangladesh.
Police said he entered India in 2020 and later lived in Bongaon and Santipur.
Authorities sent him to the Gayeshpur detention centre and may begin repatriation procedures.
- Who
- Santipur police detained Rajib Fakir, whom police identified as a Bangladeshi national.
- What
- Fakir was detained and sent to the Gayeshpur detention centre pending legal and administrative procedures.
- When
- He was detained on Monday after being intercepted the previous day.
- Where
- He was intercepted in Gobindapur, Santipur, Nadia district, and sent to a centre at Gayeshpur in Kalyani.
- Why
- Police said he was detained after suspicious movement and allegedly failing to provide satisfactory answers about his identity and presence in the area.
- Detainee
- Rajib Fakir
- Nationality
- Bangladeshi, according to police
- Reported origin
- Baroda Hindi Fakir Bari area, Gazipur district, Bangladesh
- Entry into India
- 2020, according to police
- Previous locations in India
- Bongaon in North 24-Parganas and Santipur
- Detention centre
- Gayeshpur in Kalyani
- Possible next step
- Authorities may initiate procedures for repatriation to Bangladesh