Cuddalore: The Intelligence Bureau (IB) Sleuth detained six citizens of Bangladesh, including two women and a child, on charges of entering the country illegally and lived in a village in the Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu without legitimate documents.
Three people who were detained carrying a fake aadhaar card that claimed they were issued by competent authorities in India.
None of them brought valid documents including passports.
The IB team was accompanied by the district police team to visit the village of Perilakangankuppam near the city of Cuddalore on Friday after intelligence sources revealed that some people living in the village often made international calls for a longer duration including Bangladesh.
Both teams, who reached the hamlet, raided a house after learning from residents that some foreigners, including two women and a child, rented a house and had lived there for the past and a half.
Team members also know that ‘strangers’, who can only talk to Bengali and Hindi, have never interacted with neighbors.
They raided the house and found that three men, two women and a three-year-old child lived there.
On the initial question, they provided conflicting answers but later revealed that they came from Bangladesh and claimed to infiltrate India and manage to reach the village of Tamil Nadu.
They were ordered, arrested and taken to the police station at the Cuddalore city limit for detailed questions.
They were identified as S Najmur, 35, his wife Faritha Beevi, 25, their son and Takbir, 3, a Mulla Sikandar, 50, Nabu Sheikh, 22 and S Fathima Beevi, 25.
The initial question revealed that two larger Bangladesh citizens.
Staying with them and Sleuth IB has launched a hunt for the duo.
Residents have told the investigation body that they rarely get out of the house during the day but explore all night.
They are accustomed to receiving guests mostly during weekends.
The agency has also launched a question with homeowners offering rent for them.