In a massive statewide crackdown, over 550 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were detained in Ahmedabad and Surat for residing in India with forged documents, Gujarat police said on Saturday.
In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, the staff of Police Station South Campus, South West District, Delhi, has detained eight Bangladeshi nationals found residing unlawfully in various areas of the city.
The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, Atifa and Asma, both 24, who had been living in India illegally for years in the East District. They were found to be residing in Delhi without valid documents or permits.
According to the police, these individuals engaged in activities such as begging at traffic signals. Acting on a confidential tip-off, the police conducted an investigation and, after gathering concrete evidence, apprehended six transgender people near Jahangirpuri Metro Station.
Maharashtra MoS Home Yogesh Kadam condemned the violence in Nagpur, vowing strict action against those who attacked police officers. He also emphasized increased efforts against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and the responsibility of contractors to report workers to police.
The Delhi Police detained seven illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the Delhi NCR who entered the country illegally through river routes near the India-Bangladesh Border.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ravi Kumar Singh, the apprehended illegal immigrants were "illegally" residing in Delhi without any valid documents.
Maharashtra government has temporarily halted the service since January 21 after BJP leader Kirit Somaiya alleged the issuance of fake birth certificates to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in some districts.
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has successfully deported 15 Bangladeshi immigrants and is in the process of deporting 35 more by the month of March, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bharat Patel said.
He shifted the blame to the BJP-led central government and the governments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, questioning their role in allowing Bangladeshi immigrants to enter India.