12 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Ri Bhoi

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 26, 2025

Twelve illegal Bangladeshi nationals were arrested from Byrnihat in Ri Bhoi on Wednesday.

Based on a credible information that the kingpin of organized crime syndicate involved in trafficking of persons across Indo-Bangladesh border named Sukur Janab Shaikh is travelling from Mumbai to Guwahati with a group of illegal Bangladesh nationals, a team of Ri-Bhoi Police conducted a search in Train No. 15945 (LTT-Dibrugarh Station) at Kamakhya Junction & Guwahati Junction.

Though the Sukur Janab Shaikh could not be located, incriminating clues were collected during the search which led to the detection of 11 Bangladesh nationals (including 2 children) at a mobile check post set up at Byrnihat OP.

These people were travelling in a Tata Sumo vehicle bearing Registration No. AS-01-EC-3528, police said.

They have been identified as Kakali Sardar (36), Hirina Dili Mulla (30), Unjilla Sadar (32), Rabia Begum (37), Panna Kamal Hussain (42), Poppy Hasu Mollah (26), Sonia Shaikh (24), Sobha Islam (28), Saja Uddin Sk (26), they said.

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District police chief Vivekananda Rathore informed that based on further investigation and with the help of Assam Police, the mastermind namely Sukur Janab Shaikh @ Sukur S/o (L) Janab Sheikh, R/o Koralia, District – Narail, Bangladesh was arrested from Nalbari District on the same day.

These persons were staying in India illegally and were found to be in possession of forged identity cards like Aadhaar Card, PAN cards, etc. They were proceeding towards Dawki and planned to cross the international border late at night or early morning, he said.

 In this regard, a case has been registered with the Nongpoh police station.

“All accused have been arrested, and investigation is going on,” the SP added.