Agartala, July 28 -- A 65-year-old Pakistani woman who entered India without valid documents after escaping a Nepal prison was sentenced to two years of simple imprisonment and fined Rs.10,000 by a Tripura court on Monday; failing to pay, she must undergo an additional month of simple imprisonment.

The convict, identified as Louis Nighat Arther Bano, alias Nigo, alias Nigat Bano, is a resident of Sheikhupora district in Pakistan.

Government railway police detained her at Sabroom railway station in South Tripura district on October 11, 2025, police said. The woman initially provided fake identity and later confessed that she is a Pakistani national.

A case was registered at Sabroom police station under sections 61(2), 143(2), 249(C) of ...