Myanmarese arrested in Manipur for entering India illegally

Mohammad Abdul Hussain was apprehended while he was at Pallel check post of Kakching district on Friday night.

A Myanmarese was arrested in Kakching district of Manipur on the charge of entering India illegally, police said today.

A woman carries her laundry past washing hanging up to dry on the India-Myanmar border fencing at Moreh, some 120 kms from Imphal, the capital city of Manipur on March 10, 2017. India and Myanmar share a 1,624-kilometer (1,009 miles)-long border. Border fencing is still not completed in India-Myanmar border. (AFP Representative Photo)

The foreigner, identified as Mohammad Abdul Hussain, was apprehended while he was at Pallel check post of Kakching district on Friday night.

He was travelling without valid travel documents.

A sum of Myanmarese currency equivalent to Rs 47,000 was seized from him, police said.