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120 Bangladeshi nationals arrested near IB in Akhnoor sector
Jammu, Sept 29: Army troops today arrested 120 Bangladeshi nationals when they were trying to exfilterate towards Pakistan near International Border (IB) in Akhnoor sector of Jammu division, official sources said.
Jammu, Sept 29: Army troops today arrested 120
Bangladeshi nationals when they were trying to exfilterate
towards Pakistan near International Border (IB) in Akhnoor
sector of Jammu division, official sources said.
The troops took into custody 120 of them when they were
moving towards IB in Badyal Brahmana area of Akhnoor sector
around 0630 hours, they said adding the group also included
25 women and an equal number of children.
After preliminary questioning, they will be handed over
to police for further investigation, the sources said.
This is the largest group of Bangladeshis which has been
taken into custody while trying to cross over to Pakistan in
the recent past, the sources said adding earlier groups of
only five to 10 used to attempt crossing to the other side of
the border.
These Bangladeshis are usually lured by agents on a false
promise of providing them jobs in construction works and
are brought to Jammu by train and then asked to cross over
the border, they said.
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