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Agartala: Four Bangladesh nationals and an Indian citizen were arrested when they were about to board a Chennai-bound express train from Agartala station, a railway police officer said on Saturday.They could not show any valid documents — either passport or visa to travel in India, during preliminary interrogation, he said.“A group of people were entering the platform through the main gate of the station to catch a Chennai- bound express train around 5pm on Friday. On suspicion, the GRP personnel detained five people and took them to a police station for interrogation,” the officer-in-charge, GRP Agartala station, Tapas Das, said.The arrested Bangladesh citizens were identified as Jahangir Alam (21), Riyad Hussain (22), Onan Hussain (19) and Imam Hussain (23), while Rafikul Islam, who hails from Sonamura in Tripura's Sepahijala district, was assisting the foreigners.On May 11, eight Bangladesh citizens were arrested at Agartala railway station for sneaking into Indian soil without passports. PTI

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