An Afghan infiltrator has been arrested by West Bengal police from the hill district of Kalimpong today. Acting on a secret tip-off, the police apprehended 28-year-old Sayed Bilal Khan, police said.
Police sources said that Khan was presently staying illegally as a tenant in Kalimpong town for many months.
Following his detention, he was further interrogated by the police, and it was revealed that he is an Afghan National living illegally in India.
The police are also investigating how he entered India and reached the far east at Kalimpong, very close to the China border.
Later on, he was produced before a court. The police have also issued an advisory to landlords to get police verification of tenants before renting their houses.