Two Bangladeshis were arrested in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district for entering Indian territory without any valid travel documents, police said on Monday. The two Bangladeshis have been identified as Monirul Biswas and Lovely Khatun, both residents of Bhombag village in Narail district under Khulna division of Bangladesh, they said.
They were intercepted at around 8.30 pm from a vehicle by personnel from Dawki police station. Police also detained a vehicle bearing registration number ML 05AG 7472 (S-Presso), along with the driver identified as Pynshaibha Khaii, a resident of Wahsarang village in East Jaintia Hills district.
According to police sources, a case has been registered at Dawki Police Station vide Case No. 5(3)2026 under Sections 21/19(1)/24 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. The accused persons have been arrested and are scheduled to be produced before the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class at Amlarem for further legal proceedings.