Eight foreigners arrested for entering the country illegally

The Bangladeshis had entered Barak valley in south Assam illegally and were on their way to Myanmar last night. The Myanmarese national was their guide.

The Bangladeshis were residents of Comilla district of the neighbouring country and had entered India through Jakiganj border in Karimganj district and then proceeded to Silchar, police said.

Acting on a tip off, police arrested them when they were waiting to board a bus from Silchar to Aizwal on their way to Myanmar. PTI COR PPB KK

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