Agartala, May 9 -- Security agencies have arrested 12 Bangladeshi nationals in two separate incidents over the past 24 hours in Tripura, amid heightened border vigilance and enhanced security measures across the state in the light of escalating Indo-Pakistan border tensions.

The first arrest took place on Thursday night in Agartala's Lichubagan area of Tripura, where police officers on night patrol spotted a man behaving suspiciously.

Upon questioning, the individual identified himself as Litan Miah, a Bangladeshi citizen.

Police later confirmed that he had entered Indian territory without valid travel documents. He was taken into custody and produced before a local court on Friday.

In a separate incident on Friday, residents of Krish...