Sepahijala: A Karnataka resident has been arrested for assisting his Bangladeshi girlfriend in illegally entering Tripura. The man has been identified as Datta Yadav, a contractor from Bidar.
According to reports, the 35-year-old woman, Gulshana Akhtar, had previously worked at a beauty parlour in Mumbai and later at a private firm in Bengaluru, where she met Yadav. The two entered into a relationship during her stay in India. After Akhtar returned to Bangladesh, Yadav reportedly wanted her to come back.
On Wednesday, Akhtar crossed into Tripura without valid documentation. Acting on a tip-off, the Border Security Force (BSF) arrested the couple the following day in Tripura’s Sepahijala district. They were handed over to the state police. The couple had reportedly planned to travel to Bengaluru from Agartala.
According to North East Today, Yadav is already married and lives with his wife in Bengaluru. Despite being aware of this, Akhtar left her family in Bangladesh and crossed the international border, hoping to build a future with him.
On Friday, the couple were produced before a court and remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody.
