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Suspicious Bangladeshi national arrested from Brahmaputra Mail in Sahibganj with foreign currency
- •A suspicious youth identified as Mohammad Suman Miah was arrested from the Brahmaputra Mail at Sahibganj railway station.
- •Security personnel recovered a Bangladeshi identity card, multiple mobile phones, and currency notes of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan from him.
- •The accused claimed during interrogation that he worked as a scrap dealer in Srinagar and entered India illegally three months ago through a middleman.
- •Three of his associates managed to flee the spot when security personnel intervened, and authorities have launched a manhunt to trace them.
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Mohammad Suman Miah was traveling on the 15657 Brahmaputra Mail from Delhi toward Guwahati while sleeping on the upper berth. When the train jerked between Mirzachowki and Sahibganj, he began to fall down, and on-duty security personnel caught him. After his activities appeared suspicious, a search was conducted which led to his apprehension.
During the search, security personnel recovered a Bangladeshi identity card, two mobile phones, and currency notes worth 100 units from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. Information has also surfaced regarding a total of three mobile phones being found in his possession.
During interrogation, the youth claimed he entered India about three months ago by paying 10,000 rupees to a middleman and stated that he worked as a scrap dealer in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, with his associates. He had boarded the train from Delhi to go to Guwahati with plans to eventually travel to Bangladesh, while three traveling companions managed to escape.
