Bangladeshis booked for illegal entry into Sikkim released on bail

GANGTOK, 30 Oct: The three Bangladesh nationals arrested by the Sadar police for having illegally entered Sikkim have been granted bail by the court. While bail has been granted, conditions have also been imposed including confiscation of their passports.
Furthermore it is informed that the three, who had been charged under the Foreigner’s Act, have been permitted to leave the state and are no longer in Sikkim. Their surety was paid by a company in Siliguri. They are also required to report to the investigating officer as and when required. The three had been arrested by the police on 17 October and had been remanded to police custody.
Apart from the Foreigner’s Act they had also been charged under section 420 IPC of cheating as the three, as per the police, had pretended to be Indians and a PAN card had also been fraudulently obtained by one of them. It had also been informed that the three had initially given false addresses but later on interrogation revealed their original addresses.
Sources claim that while Md Islam is from Mohammadpur in Dhaka, Md Atik Rahman from village Charadi in district Barisal and Mir Ali is from village Badra police station Shakira in Bangladesh. None of the three had valid documents or Inner Line Permits which is required by any foreign national to enter Sikkim. The three had claimed be working for a company and were supposedly in Gangtok on business purposes.