Overview
- Government Railway Police detained the woman at Sabroom railway station after she arrived on the Kanchanjunga Express and was seen behaving suspiciously.
- She first identified herself as Saheena Parveen from Delhi, produced no identification, and was found carrying sheets with Pakistani contact numbers tied to her waist.
- During interrogation she disclosed the name Louis Nighat Akhtar Bhano from Sheikhupura, Pakistan, which officials are working to verify.
- She told police she traveled to Nepal about 12 years ago, was convicted in 2014 for possessing brown sugar, escaped Kathmandu Jail during recent unrest, entered India roughly two weeks ago, then sought a Bangladesh route back to Pakistan via agents.
- Central and state agencies are jointly questioning her to map routes, identify accomplices, verify her background, and assess cross‑border risks along Tripura’s vulnerable Bangladesh frontier.