Shillong, May 24: Police arrested a Bangladeshi national and two touts from the border for facilitating his movement.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said that based on source information , Sohra police station mobile patrol party conducted a check in the evening and around 4 pm and tried to stop a silver coloured Maruti A Star vehicle( AS 01 AP 0928) .
The vehicle, however, jumped the barrier but it was pursued and seized near Seven Sisters Falls viewpoint . The driver and occupants of the vehicle were brought to Sohra PS where it was ascertained that one of the occupants was a Bangladeshi national namely Robiul Islam (32) a resident of Tengra Khali, Paderhat, Pirojpur, Bangladesh.
He is working as an electrician in Bangalore and wanted to return to Bangladesh. It appears he has been using the route regularly. Two touts who ferried him were also apprehended namely Sujit Hajong (32) and
Ravi Singh (38) both residents of
Ichamati Bazaar, East Khasi Hills.
“They had facilitated his movement and interrogation is on to ascertain more information. A case under the Foreigners Act is being taken up, the SP added.
