Shillong, March 2 Two Bangladeshis were arrested in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district for entering Indian territory without 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 were intercepted around 8:30 pm by personnel from the Dawki police station from a vehicle.
The driver, Pynshaibha Khaii of Wahsarang village in East Jaintia Hills district, was also apprehended on suspicion of facilitating their illegal entry and onward travel from Dawki, according to police.
A case has been registered at the Dawki police station under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.
West Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police Jagpal Dhanoa Singh said the arrests were made during routine night patrols.
"Our patrol team intercepted the vehicle around 8:30 pm last night. Upon verification, two Bangladeshi nationals were found without valid travel documents. The driver is suspected to have facilitated their illegal entry and onward movement from Dawki. All three have been arrested, and further investigation is underway," Singh told