Three Bangladeshi women, alleged tout detained at Agartala airport

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Sep 18, 2026

Agartala, Sept 18 (FD) Three Bangladeshi women and an Indian man, allegedly acting as a tout, were detained by Tripura Police at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala after the women were found without valid documents establishing their legal entry into India.

According to police, personnel from Agartala Airport Police Station reached the airport after receiving information about four people—three women and a man—moving suspiciously on the premises.

The four were detained and questioned. During interrogation, the three women allegedly identified themselves as Bangladeshi nationals. The man was identified as Mazarul Islam, a resident of Jatrapur in Sepahijala district.

Police said the women failed to produce valid documents authorising their entry into India. Investigators alleged that Islam was accompanying the three women and was taking them to Guwahati by air from Agartala.

The four were subsequently taken to the police station, where a case was registered.

Police identified the women as residents of Khulna district in Bangladesh. Preliminary questioning suggested that they had allegedly entered India through the Sonamura border area of Sepahijala district.

According to investigators, the women claimed they had entered India in search of employment. However, their exact purpose and the circumstances surrounding their alleged entry remain under investigation.

Islam was produced before a court on Friday, with police seeking five days' remand for further questioning.

Police said the investigation is continuing to establish how the alleged illegal entry was facilitated and whether other individuals were involved in the suspected network. FD JK