Government Railway Police (GRP) on Friday arrested a Bangladeshi national and an Indian tout from the Agartala railway station for allegedly crossing the international border illegally.

Police said the arrest was made around 8.30 am on the basis of a tip-off. The accused were identified as Deepu Ghosh (25), son of Dulal Ghosh, a resident of Sukanta Nagar under Gangarampur police station in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, and Asha Das (18), daughter of Tirtha Das of Kaunia in Rangpur district of Bangladesh.

During interrogation, the duo reportedly admitted that the Bangladeshi woman had entered India through the Sepahijala district border with the help of the tout. Acting on the information, GRP personnel detained them near the main gate of Agartala railway station.

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