GUWAHATI, Nov 14: The border branch of city police arrested four persons for allegedly illegally transporting Bangladeshi nationals and providing them shelter, police said.
The arrested persons included cab drivers Karan Sonowal and Bipul Chetia, and hotel managers Sanjib Hazarika and Lachit Gogoi.
Police alleged that Sonowal and Chetia brought Bangladeshi nationals to Guwahati from the Meghalaya border for money. Hazarika and Gogoi were arrested for allegedly providing them accommodation at a hotel.
The Bangladeshi nationals were allegedly sheltered at Hotel Meghalaya in Khanapara. The two hotel managers were arrested for their alleged involvement in the case.
City police had detained 13 Bangladeshi nationals on October 18. Information about the alleged transportation and sheltering network emerged during their interrogation, police said.
Police continued their investigation into allegations that some people transported Bangladeshi nationals from the border to Guwahati and arranged accommodation for them at different places in exchange for money.
