Six illegals on way to Mumbai held in Meghalaya

SHILLONG: Six Bangladeshis, some of whom worked in Mumbai as masons earlier, were apprehended by

BSF personnel

in Meghalaya Sunday.
The incident took place after they crossed over from Bangladesh to Meghalaya once more to go to Mumbai in search of employment. Acting on a tip-off, BSF personnel apprehended the six Bangladeshi nationals, four from West Jaintia Hills district and two from South Garo Hills district, in well-coordinated operations.
Among those apprehended also included a woman who had planned to visit Mumbai for treatment of her husband, a BSF spokesman said. Meghalaya has a 443 km-long border with Bangladesh, about 20 per cent of which is left unfenced due to difficult terrain.