Jammu, Aug. 4 -- At least 21 suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were detained by the Jammu and Kashmir Police from the Banihal area of Ramban district on Saturday, officials said on Monday.

The group, including three women and seven minor children, was detained during a verification drive after they were found without valid travel or immigration documents, said a top official privy to the development.

"On Saturday, police detained 21 Bangladeshis from Banihal. They were found without valid documents during a verification drive," said a home department official.

The group, travelling in two vehicles towards Kashmir from Jammu, was intercepted during routine checking for Amarnath Yatra in Ramban's Banihal on Saturday, the offic...