13 Bangladeshis arrested near Meghalaya border
The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested 13 persons fleeing from Bangladesh at the South Garo Hills border of Meghalaya. A special patrolling party of the BSF arrested the persons, mostly Hindus, who said that they were escaping recent atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh. The illegal immigrants said they were on their way to Cooch Behar to stay with relatives.