7 Rohingyas en route B'desh held in Assam
Silchar, Dec. 15 -- Seven Myanmar nationals belonging to the Rohingya community, who allegedly entered India illegally and were heading to Bangladesh, were detained near the India-Bangladesh border in Assam's Cachar district on Saturday, police said on Sunday.
The group, consisting of one man, three women, and three children, was intercepted at Hilara railway station on Saturday afternoon, police said, adding the detainees would be "pushed back" to Bangladesh following verification and completion of necessary procedures.
A senior police officer in Cachar said: "We are verifying their identities, and eventually they will be pushed back to the neighbouring country as per protocol."
During questioning, the detainees told police that they had e...
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