Overview
- Police stopped two vehicles at a Ramban checkpoint after routine checks and took 21 people into custody when they could not produce valid identity or travel documents.
- The group includes three women and seven children and has been shifted to a police facility for detailed questioning and immigration procedures.
- Officials told reporters the detainees are suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals who entered India via Assam and traveled to Jammu by train.
- An FIR has been lodged under provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act and authorities say they will pursue legal action based on the probe.
- The arrest fits a wider pattern of recent multi-state efforts that use biometric checks, holding centres and nationality verification to identify and repatriate suspected undocumented entrants.