A family of five Bangladeshis was arrested from Byrnihat, Ri Bhoi district on Monday after they could not produce valid travel documents, police said.
The family, which included three children, was apprehended during a routine checking of vehicles entering the state at 7 am, Superintendent of Police V S Rathore said.
“When police asked them for valid documents, they could not provide any. During further investigation, it was found they were Bangladesh nationals,” he said.
He said the family of Hafpix Sigdah (56), his wife Ujala Begum (35), and their three children were Bangladeshi nationals who entered India illegally last year and were returning to Bangladesh.
