Overview
- Railway Protection Force officers at Jalpaiguri Road halted a Delhi-bound express and detained 14 Bangladeshi nationals after checks flagged suspected fake Aadhaar, PAN cards and Indian SIMs.
- Officials said they seized Malaysian ringgit, Bangladeshi notes, multiple identity cards and mobile phones, and initial number checks did not return valid Aadhaar records.
- Investigators reported the group boarded at Kamakhya in Assam for Delhi, and the RPF is probing whether some planned to continue to Jammu and Kashmir for work.
- A Jalpaiguri court sent all 14 to 14 days of judicial custody under the Foreigners Act as the Foreigners Regional Registration Office began deportation proceedings.
- The case has become a campaign flashpoint, with the BJP accusing the state of enabling illegal settlement and the Trinamool Congress pointing to the Border Security Force under the Union Home Ministry.