“West Bengal: Police nab 3 Rohingyas from Muslim-majority Murshidabad, accused had been staying illegally in India for several years”, Opindia, October 12, 2025
“The police arrested three Rohingyas, who had been staying in India illegally for many years, from the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The arrested individuals were identified as Abdul Hasim, his wife, Rozina Begum, and their son, Bilal Mian.
According to the police, they got a tip that certain foreign nationals were taking shelter in the border area and planned to cross the border secretly. Based on this tip, the local police squad conducted a raid late on Thursday night and successfully nabbed all three before they could cross the border.
When asked, the accused admitted that they were Rohingya from Myanmar. They claimed to have first entered Bangladesh and then illegally come into Indian territory a few years back. They had been migrating from one state to another in India for employment ever since, and were residing without proper documents…….”
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