THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A family of Rohingya refugees that reached in the capital on Sunday has been put under watch by intelligence officials. On the basis of information from the intelligence wing, the family which reached Vizhinjam has been questioned by the local police.

As per intelligence sources, the family has five members, including two men, a woman and two kids. The two men are brothers while the woman member is the wife of the elder brother.

Sources said they had refugee cards issued by the

High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with them and that they reached the state capital from Hyderabad by train. They have told the local police that they faced some problems at Hyderabad forcing them to leave for a safer place. "Since the country has not signed the UN refugee treaty, they should ideally be deported which is a call to be taken by the Centre. They will be put under constant surveillance," the sources added.

Last week, a communique by principal

of railways in Chennai to all the officers said that a large number of Rohingya refugees have been to south, especially

and the trains have to be put under watch. The communique was also sent to central and state intelligence agencies.

A group of Rohingya refugees have been residing in Wayanad for the past two years. The group consisted of three families with a total of 14 members, but, at present, there are only nine left in Wayanad.

Rohingya community members are ethnic minorities from Myanmar who have migrated to the country after they were denied citizenship and had to face majority community's wrath in their home state.