A 50-year-old Pakistani woman, identified as Louis Nighat Akhtar Bhano, was detained at Sabroom Railway Station in South Tripura after allegedly escaping from a Nepalese prison where she was serving a sentence for drug trafficking. The Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel took her into custody on October 12 after noticing her suspicious behavior upon arrival by the Kanchanjunga Express.
Initially identifying herself as Saheena Parveen from Purani Basti, Delhi, Bhano could not produce any valid identity documents. During a search, several Pakistani contact numbers were found in her possession. Further investigation revealed that she was the wife of Md. Golaf Faraj, a resident of Village Younganabad, Chak No. 371, District Sheikhupura, Pakistan.
It was discovered that Bhano had entered Nepal 12 years ago using a Pakistani passport and became involved in drug trafficking. In 2014, she was arrested by Nepal Police with one kilogram of brown sugar and sentenced to 15 years in prison. She was held in Kathmandu Jail until last month when she reportedly escaped during unrest in Nepal.
Approximately 15 to 16 days ago, Bhano crossed into India through an illegal route. She claimed to have sought help from agents who advised her to travel through either Tripura or West Bengal to reach Bangladesh and then return to Pakistan.
After failing to find a route in West Bengal, Bhano allegedly traveled by train to Tripura with the intention of crossing into Bangladesh from Sabroom. She is currently in custody, and police have initiated a thorough investigation into her movements and potential network in India.
