10 Bangladeshis arrested near international border in Jammu

Ten Bangladeshis were today arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops when they were trying to cross over to Pakistan near the  International border in Arnia sector of Jammu district, officials said here.

The BSF troops noticed movement of people near border outpost of Kot Kuba in Arnia sector in the wee hours today and challenged them, they said, adding they were later taken into custody.

Preliminary investigations reveal that they had come from Bangladesh and were trying to cross over to Pakistan, they said.

The Bangladeshis had come to Jammu from West Bengal in a train on December 21 and had stayed here till last evening before making an attempt to cross over to Pakistan early today, they added.