Maligaon : Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N. F. Railway apprehended 6 Rohingyas on 28 th August, 2023, from Dharmanagar Railway Station. A joint team of RPF and GRP, during a routine checking, detected suspicious activity of a group of people at Dharmanagar Railway Station.

The group consisted of five females and one male. On interrogation they could not produce any valid documents. Later, they revealed that they entered India illegally and were residing at refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Later all the Rohingyas were apprehended and handed over to Officer In-charge/Government Railway Police / Dharmanagar for further legal action.

From January, 2023 till 28 th August, 2023, total 232 illegal migrants Rohingyas / Bangladeshis) have been apprehended over NFR by RPF. RPF staff deployed at stations and trains are always vigilant and alert towards illegal infiltration from border areas. RPF keeps up a steady routine checks at railways stations and trains to prevent it.