Kendrapada: A suspected Bangladeshi infiltrator carrying an unlicenced firearm has been detained by the police in Odisha’s Kendrapada district.
The man, who identified himself as Mrutunjaya Mandal, appeared to be under the influence of liquor when he was apprehended in a coastal village under the jurisdiction of Rajnagar police station in the district.
Though Mandal claimed to be a native of Sandeshkhali subdivision in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas, he had migrated to Gupti in Rajnagar area of Kendrapada district to work as an agricultural labourer, police said.
“He was nabbed with the firearm. Further investigation is underway as he has failed to furnish documentary proof of Indian citizenship”, inspector-in-charge of Rajnagar police station, Naresh Sahu said.
Possibility of the migrant worker being a Bangladeshi infiltrator cannot be ruled out, officials said, adding that police are cross-checking his nativity with West Bengal Police.
A case under the arms Act has been filed, and if his Bangladeshi origins are confirmed, Mandal could also face charges under the Foreigners Act, police said, adding that further investigation is in progress.