21 Bangladeshis arrested near Jammu

JAMMU, Feb 15 (UNI): Twenty-one Bangladesh nationals, including six women and two children, were arrested by security forces near here last evening, a Defence Ministry spokesman said today.

The spokesman said a security forces' patrol took into custody 21 Bangladeshis at Hiranagar, about 60 km from here, when they were heading towards the international border to cross over to Pakistan.

The troops later handed them over to the police.

Four days back, BSF had nabbed a Bangladesh national in Samba sub-sector, foiling an infiltration bid.