on the same day, the second crossed the border near petrapole. this group was: christine pratt, joyce keniwell, ben crow and dan due. they were detained by the army about inside east pakistan. the british consulate was informed that all four would be tried by a military tribunal.. initially held without trial, the team began a hunger strike, demanding that they be formally charged and tried. after five days, they were tried for carrying "subversive literature". they were told before the trial that they would be found guilty and sentenced to eight years.. they were found guilty, but were deported from east pakistan rather than jailed, around 15 september 1971.