Agartala, Oct 12: In a cross-border twist spanning three countries, a 65-year-old woman, suspected to be a Pakistani national and an escaped prisoner from Nepal, was arrested from the border town of Sabroom in South Tripura district.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Nityananda Sarkar said the woman, who identified herself as Louis Nighat Akhtar Bhano, was detained by the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Sabroom railway station and later handed over to the local police.

“It is suspected that she was trying to cross into Bangladesh. We are verifying her background and movements,” Sarkar said.

Police sources said Bhano, wife of Md. Golaf Faraj from Sheikhupura district in Pakistan, had entered Nepal about 12 years ago on a Pakistani passport. In 2014, she was arrested by Nepal Police with one kilogram of brown sugar and sentenced to 15 years in jail.

She was serving her term in Kathmandu Jail until last month when she escaped during the mass jailbreaks in Nepal following violent anti-government protests. Over 13,000 inmates had fled from various prisons during the unrest, and several were later caught while trying to enter India.

Police suspect Bhano travelled through India and reached Sabroom to cross into Bangladesh. Her nationality and travel route are being verified.

The accused will be produced before a local court, and police have sought custody for further interrogation.

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