Agartala, Oct. 26 -- Acting on a tip-off, personnel of the 154 Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) today detained six Bangladeshi nationals, including a child, from Ambassa Railway Station in Dhalai district.

According to reports, the detainees had come to Ambassa with the intention of travelling to Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) in search of work. All six hail from Bagerhat district in Bangladesh.

During preliminary interrogation, one of the detainees revealed that he had entered Tripura illegally about a month ago. He had previously worked at a tea garden in Bangladesh, where he came into contact with a man who later introduced him to another person in Agartala. Following that introduction, the group entered India through Tripura and...