Assam Police has detained 12 Bangladeshis, including children, from Goalpara town, amid an ongoing crackdown against illegal immigrants from the country.
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. These people are reportedly from Hasimpur village under Barolekha police station of Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh, and West Chandpur village under Sunamganj police station of Sylhet district. After interrogation at the police line, they were sent to the Matia Transit Camp.
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. After keeping the detained Bangladeshis at the Sadar Police Station for that night, they were brought to the Reserve Police Line at Beltala on October 10.
