Border Security Force (BSF) arrested Bangladeshi human trafficker

Guwahati: A team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Meghalaya police apprehended a suspected Bangladeshi human trafficker near the Indo-Bangla border in East Khasi Hills.

The suspect has been identified as Md Mijan Mia (49).

A source stated that based on specific intelligence, troops from the 193 Battalion BSF and local police arrested Mia from a jungle area near the border.

Initial questioning revealed that Mia had been facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals into India and engaging in cross-border smuggling activities.

Mia, a resident of Sunamganj district in Bangladesh, was handed over to the Dangar police station for further investigation and legal action.