Tripura Man Returns Home After Serving 36 Years In Bangladesh Jail Over 'False Case'

The official said that Shahjahan Mia went to Bangladesh without any passport or any valid document in 1988 to visit his maternal uncle.

A 62-year-old Indian on Tuesday returned to Tripura after serving 36 years in Bangladesh jail, officials said.

A police official said that Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over Shahjahan Mia alias Bilash to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura police through the Srimantapur (Tripura, India) - Bibir Bazar (Bangladesh) integrated check post.

The official said that Shahjahan Mia went to Bangladesh without any passport or any valid document in 1988 to visit his maternal uncle in the Comilla district of the neighbouring country.