Dibrugarh, Sept. 6 -- Security forces apprehended five Myanmar nationals, including two women and three men, in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Saturday.

All the individuals were handed over to the police for further documentation and proceedings.

Changlang district shares a major part of its boundary with Myanmar.

They have been identified as Nokwang Taikhe (35), Wenchak Taikhe (21), Chaksang Taikhe (16), Wennaw Tuchi (12), and Dungeon Kachik (15).

"Five Myanmar nationals were apprehended in Changlang on Saturday. We have started our interrogation," said an official.

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