Detained In Assam, 12 Bangladeshis Claim They Were Promised Work In India
Assam Police have detained 12 Bangladeshi nationals in Goalpara after they were allegedly lured into India by human traffickers with false promises of employment. The group, including children, was intercepted after being abandoned by brokers.
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Highlights ongoing issues regarding illegal immigration, human trafficking, and border security in Northeast India.
Assam Police has detained 12 Bangladeshis, including children, from Goalpara town, amid an ongoing crackdown against illegal immigrants from the country.Officials said that on the evening of October 9, 12 suspicious persons got into a bus coming from Guwahati near the bus stand in Goalpara town and were seen loitering for a long time. This alerted locals, who informed cops. Later, police questioned the persons, and they admitted that they had come from the Sylhet district of Bangladesh.They were detained and taken to Goalpara Sadar Police Station.The detained Bangladeshis are identified as Sirajul Islam (45), his sons Faim Ahmed (24) and Rahem Ahmed (18), Sirajul Islam's wife Jobeda Begum (38), daughter Tania Begum (19), Faim Ahmed's daughter Fahima Begum (1.4 years), Faim Ahmed's son Ali Hussain (5.5 years), Amir Ali (38), Amir Ali's son Rohen Ali (19), Amir Ali's wife Khodeja Begum (36), Rumena Akhtar (18), and Yasin Ali (10…
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