NFR security forces detain Rohingyas while heading towards Delhi from Agartala

Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway security forces detained at least 10 Rohingyas including women and children while travelling in the Agartala – New Delhi Rajdhani Special train on Tuesday.

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The detainees include three male, two female along with five infants.

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Upon questioning, the detainees confessed that they belong to the Rohingya community and crossed over to India on Sunday from Comilla on the Bangladesh side to Sonamura on the India side and boarded the train from Agartala with the help of an agent. They all fled away from Kutupalong camp located in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh.