UNNAO, May 25: Three Myanmar nationals, all women, were arrested on Sunday for allegedly residing illegally here, officials said.
The women were living with their families in shanties near the Ganga river. They did not have any valid documents authorising their entry or stay in India, police said in a statement issued here.
Police said they received information on May 22 about some individuals living near the Ganga who were unable to speak the local language.
After reaching the location, police found three women — Ajida (36), Sinwara Begum (38) and Noor Kayda (22) — who identified themselves as natives of Maungdaw city in Buthidaung district of Myanmar. During interrogation, the women told police that they reached Kanpur via Assam and started living with their families in makeshift huts.A case has been registered against the three. (PTI)
