Mirzapur (UP), Aug 23 (PTI) A Bangladesh national travelling aboard an express train connecting Kamakhya in Assam and Delhi was arrested at Mirzapur railway station, officials said on Sunday.
They said preliminary inquiry has revealed that the accused intended to travel to Kashmir, and was headed for Delhi without a ticket in an air-conditioned coach of the Brahmaputra Mail.
The man, identified as Riyaz Ahmed (23), a resident of Habiganj in Bangladesh, was apprehended by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel Saturday night, based on an alert.
During questioning and verification, Ahmed was found without a valid passport, visa or any other document permitting his entry into India, officials said.
The accused was handed over to Mirzapur Government Railway Police (GRP) after preliminary inquiry, and a case was registered against him, GRP station house officer Rajesh Kumar Verma said.
“He is being sent for a medical examination and will subsequently be lodged in jail,” he said.
In view of the sensitivity of the matter, the Anti-Terrorist Squad, Intelligence Bureau and Local Intelligence Unit have also been informed, Verma added. PTI COR ABN SMV ARB
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