Dhaka: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained three members of Myanmar’s security force as they entered Bangladesh illegally through the Naf River along the Teknaf border.

According to United News of Bangladesh, the three individuals swam across the river with the help of plastic water containers and entered Bangladesh through the Naittongpara border area under Teknaf municipality around 12 pm on Monday. Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Md Saiful Islam identified the detainees as Hein De Htet, 38, Kyaw Naing, 35, and Hein Zaw, 33.

Two of the detained individuals are members of the Myanmar Police Force, while the other is a member of the Myanmar military. During preliminary interrogation, they identified themselves as members of Myanmar’s government security forces and claimed to have been held captive by the Arakan Army in Rakhine state for nearly two years. They reported to the BGB that they managed to escape from a camp in the Kyaukarbil area before crossing the Naf River into Bangladesh.

Following the interrogation, BGB handed the individuals over to Teknaf Model Police Station around 10:30 pm on Monday. Officer-in-Charge Saiful Islam stated that a case was filed against them on charges of trespassing into Bangladesh. The three were produced before a Cox’s Bazar court on Tuesday, which subsequently sent them to jail.