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Indian citizen detained for illegal entry into Bangladesh
BGB detains Indian citizen Abdur Rahman at Hili border in Dinajpur
Hili Dec 05 - A 35-year-old Indian citizen was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on charges of illegal entry through the Hili border in Dinajpur on Wednesday night.
The detainee, identified as Abdur Rahman, hails from Barabuian village in Bihar’s Araria district, under the jurisdiction of Ghurna Police Station, according to BGB.
According to Subedar Md. Shahadat Hossain of the BGB’s Hili CP Camp, Rahman entered Bangladesh illegally through pillar number 285/9 of the Hili border on Wednesday evening. Later, BGB members detained and brought him to their camp for questioning.
Sujan Mia,Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hakimpur Police Station said, BGB members handed over the detained Indian citizen to the police station around 10pm on Wednesday and a case has been filed.
Rahman was sent to jail by a Dinajpur court on Thursday morning, he added.-UNB