116 Bangladeshi illegal migrants detected in Meghalaya

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 16, 2021

A total of 116 Bangladeshi illegal migrants have been detected during the period from 2018 till August 31, this year.

This was informed by the Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui in the Assembly on Thursday. 

He said 36 were detected during 2018, 18 in 2019, 37 in 2020 and 25 up to August 31, this year. 

Rymbui also informed that a total of 16,400 inter-state migrants without proper documents have also been detected during the same period.

Of these, 5,460 were detected in 2018, 7,626 in 2019, 2,122 in 2020 and 1,192 up to September 1.

He said there are three districts in the state that has the Superintendent of Police (Infiltration) while there were 30 infiltration posts in the state.