Authorities in Tripura apprehended a 25-year-old man, who was attempting to illegally cross into Bangladesh, revealing to be a Pakistan-born Bangladeshi national with a journey across Bharat. The incident took place in South Tripura district’s Jalefa, where vigilant border villagers detained the individual, identified as Ayan Alam, and handed him over to the police on the night of Thursday.
Alam was found in possession of a mobile phone, a sum of cash, and several Indian documents, including an Aadhaar card. Officials are currently scrutinising these documents to verify the authenticity of Alam’s claims and ascertain any potential connections to Pakistan.
“During interrogation, the detainee said he was a Pakistan-born Bangladeshi citizen. Thorough interrogation revealed that he was from Mayarampur village of Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh,” stated the official.
Alam admitted that his parents had moved from Bangladesh to Pakistan 25 years ago and he was born in Pakistan. Quoting the youth, the official said the Pakistani authorities had taken action against his family due to the non-availability of valid documents and Ayan’s father returned to Bangladesh with him in 2011. His mother, four brothers and four sisters, however, stayed back in Pakistan.
The official mentioned during quizzing, Ayan acknowledged he trespassed the Indian territory via Bangladesh in 2014 and then moved to Kerala, where he worked for a company for two years before moving to Delhi.
The youth claimed recently he went to Kashmir and unsuccessfully tried to cross into Pakistan. He then returned to the national capital where the Delhi Police Special Branch detained him on March 15.
He told the police that he was dispatched on a train to Agartala after several weeks of interrogation and he reached Tripura on April 18.
A case was registered against him with the local police station. The police official said Alam is a Bangladeshi citizen and his mother, who is in Pakistan, is the only known Pakistani link he has.
“Alam’s presence in the Indian territory despite heavy security along the India-Bangladesh border in view of the Lok Sabha elections and any possible angle of his involvement with any unlawful organisation or outfit are being investigated,” mentioned the official.
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