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26 Myanmar nationals arrested for travelling without valid documents
Express News Service
Posted: Dec 25, 2008 at 0312 hrs IST
Kolkata The Kolkata police arrested 26 Myanmar nationals and three Indian touts from the Kolkata station on Wednesday on charges of travelling without valid travel documents.
According to sources in the Government Railway Police (GRP), the Myanmar nationals had came to Kolkata station around 11.30 am to board the Jammu-Tawi Express when they were intercepted.
“When asked to show identity proof and other documents, they not only failed to do so but also tried to flee,” said K A Jothi, senior sub-divisional security commissioner, Sealdah.
Preliminary investigation showed the Myanmar nationals had gone to Bangladesh before infiltrating to India.
One of the Indian touts helped them on their way from Bangladesh.
From there, another tout helped them to infiltrate into India through the porous border near Bongaon in South 24 Parganas.
The arrested planned to migrate to Jammu with the help of other Indian touts.
Each of those arrested had paid Rs 1,200 to the touts for guiding them from Myanmar to India.
Express News Service
Posted: Dec 25, 2008 at 0312 hrs IST
Kolkata The Kolkata police arrested 26 Myanmar nationals and three Indian touts from the Kolkata station on Wednesday on charges of travelling without valid travel documents.
According to sources in the Government Railway Police (GRP), the Myanmar nationals had came to Kolkata station around 11.30 am to board the Jammu-Tawi Express when they were intercepted.
“When asked to show identity proof and other documents, they not only failed to do so but also tried to flee,” said K A Jothi, senior sub-divisional security commissioner, Sealdah.
Preliminary investigation showed the Myanmar nationals had gone to Bangladesh before infiltrating to India.
One of the Indian touts helped them on their way from Bangladesh.
From there, another tout helped them to infiltrate into India through the porous border near Bongaon in South 24 Parganas.
The arrested planned to migrate to Jammu with the help of other Indian touts.
Each of those arrested had paid Rs 1,200 to the touts for guiding them from Myanmar to India.
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