According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ravi Kumar Singh, the apprehended illegal immigrants were "illegally" residing in Delhi without any valid documents.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai shared the information in a written reply, mentioning that these 2,601 Bangladeshis were apprehended on the India-Bangladesh border between January 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025.
A joint operation at Agartala Railway Station led to the arrest of two Bangladeshi nationals and an Indian middleman. The group was allegedly planning to travel to Odisha with the help of the Indian facilitator.
Pakistan's Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia and Pacific), Imran Ahmed Siddiqui held a series of meetings with senior Bangladeshi officials to review and strengthen bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.
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.