# Suspected Bangladeshi nationals stopped from boarding Agartala flight 2026-08-10T21:55:38+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Four women were stopped from boarding an Air India Express flight from Agartala to Kolkata on Sunday after security personnel suspected they were Bangladeshi nationals. The incident occurred at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport on flight IX-1996 due to depart at 4.40pm. CISF personnel at the departure gate first noticed two women with suspected Bangladeshi documents. Immigration staff then found they had arrived with two other women who had already entered the security hold area. All four were detained and handed over to airport police. Similar incidents have been reported recently at airports in the Northeast, including eight people detained near the same airport in June. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com Tags: Agartala, Air India Express, Bangladeshi nationals, CISF, Immigration, Northeast Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/suspected-bangladeshi-nationals-stopped-from-boarding-agartala-flight/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/suspected-bangladeshi-nationals-stopped-from-boarding-agartala-flight/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.