KOLKATA: A Bangladeshi national living illegally in West Bengal was arrested on Friday night while allegedly attempting to return to his country, fearing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s voters’ list, police said on Saturday.
The arrested person has been identified as Durjoy Roy. The 28-year-old youth was arrested from Haldibari in the Cooch Behar district of North Bengal on Friday night.
According to the police, the youth also confessed to having come to India illegally four years ago.