In an operation in the high seas, the Indian Coast Guards (ICG) rescued and apprehended 61 Bangladeshi nationals allegedly trying to enter illegally into Thailand in a mechanised boat through the Bay of Bengal.

"We rescued and apprehended 61 Bangladeshi nationals in the Bay of Bengal yesterday while they were going to immigrate illegally in to Thailand," ICG's Andaman and Nicobar region spokesperson Commandant Akshay Jain said.