Overview
- The group — one man, three women and three children — was intercepted at Hilara railway station after a public tip-off.
- Officers said the detainees entered India years ago, moved to Hyderabad for work, then set out for Bangladesh following a recent crackdown there.
- Police described a route from Hyderabad to Guwahati by train, then by bus to Hilara near the border.
- Locals reported the group claimed to have paid a broker who abandoned them near the transit point.
- Authorities are verifying identities, probing facilitators, and report a rise in illegal crossing attempts in Cachar over the past 18 months.