India, Aug. 22 -- Nine people, including five children, were detained in Assam's Cachar on Tuesday evening on charges that they were Myanmarese nationals and illegally entered the country, the district police said on Friday.

Police said the nine were members of Myanmar's Rohingya community and were headed to Bangladesh.

Cachar superintendent of police (SP) Numal Mahatta said on Friday that the nine illegal migrants had been taken into custody and a case registered. "These cases are becoming common now. We are following the standard procedure and have informed higher authorities," Mahatta said.

Police said the nine persons were spotted by local residents near the India-Bangladesh international border on Tuesday night and handed over to ...