Kolkata, May 28 -- The West Bengal Police have arrested five Bangladeshi nationals and an alleged Indian tout in a special search operation against the infiltrators in West Bengal's border district of Nadia, official sources said on Wednesday.

Police said the arrested Bangla infiltrators, identified as Hannan Mridha, Md Rabiul Mondal, Michail Sheikh, Rabbi Sheikh and Rikta Begum during a search operation at Barachupria village under Hanskhali station in Nadia district on Tuesday evening.

Police said the Indian tout Nashima Mondal, who facilitated the infiltration from across the border from Bangladesh, was a resident of Barachupria village. The police came to know that the Bangla infiltrators are the residents of Bagerhat, Jessore and Jh...