Bhubaneswar: In a significant breakthrough amid the ongoing crackdown on infiltrators in Odisha, police on Saturday arrested Sikandar Alam alias Siko, suspected of harbouring nearly 30 illegal Bangladeshi nationals in houses built on government land in Jagatsinghpur district over four years.

The 40-year-old accused, who had been absconding for seven days, was finally traced and apprehended in Jajpur. His younger brother, Abdul Motalif Khan (38) alias Tiki, was also arrested from Khurda, sources said, adding that they are being questioned at an undisclosed location. ADVERTISEMENT

Police have also detained two more individuals—believed to be Sikandar’s son and a close associate — and seized a laptop from Beherampur.

Earlier during a raid at Behrampur slum under Tarikunda panchayat, autho

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