NIA, Tripura Police Raid Unakoti in Forged‑ID Trafficking Probe With Two Under Scrutiny
The focus is an alleged forged‑ID link to trafficking networks, with a suspect due at the NIA’s Ahmedabad office on November 20.
Overview
- An NIA team working with Tripura Police searched multiple locations in Unakoti district in a document‑forgery investigation tied to infiltration and human trafficking.
- The raids targeted Paritosh Shil, 45, of Bhagyapur, and Ranu Pal, 42, of Nidebi in Kumarghat, who are accused of fabricating identity documents for infiltrators linked to international networks.
- At Shil’s residence, officers seized a mobile phone and bank records following several hours of questioning.
- Shil said investigators showed him a photograph connected to at least 13 calls made from his number, which he disputed by claiming he did not know the person.
- No arrests have been announced, there is no official NIA statement yet, and Shil has been summoned for further questioning in Ahmedabad on November 20.