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Vol. 5 Num 563 Mon. December 26, 2005  
   
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Bangladeshi, wife held in Agartala with arms


Indian police on Saturday night arrested a Bangladeshi along with his wife at a hotel in Agartala, the capital of the Indian State of Tripura, for possession of an illegal firearm and trespassing, UNI reports.

Officer-in-charge (OC) Harimohan Das arrested Suman Mia and his wife Kakan Begum following a tip off, the agency quoting official sources said.

The couple, residents of Simulpara in Siddhiganj thana in Narayanganj of Bangladesh, were produced before the court yesterday and placed on a seven-day remand.

The police claimed one foreign-made revolver was recovered from a bag of Suman. They couple entered into India 'illegally' on Friday.