Guwahati, September 23: Three Nigerian nationals were apprehended from Assam's Karimganj district on Wednesday for allegedly entering the country without any valid documents, police said.

During routine checking, police stopped a car coming from Tripura on National Highway 8 at Chuwraibari in the Bazaricherra police station area and detained the three foreigners as they failed to produce their passports and valid documents to enter the country, officials said. Also Read | What is MSP? How Is It Calculated to Ensure Fair Remunerative Price For Farmers?.

During interrogation, they claimed that they entered India from Bangladesh via Tripura. A case has been registered against the three under relevant sections of the Foreigners Act, 1946 read with Section 6 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950, officials said. Also Read | BDC Member Bhupinder Singh Shot Dead by Militants in Budgam, Says Jammu & Kashmir Police.

The apprehended Nigerian nationals have been identified as Nnamdi Bernard Nwali, Prince Paul and Eze Collins, they said.

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