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.
A team of Delhi police apprehended a Bangladeshi national "residing illegally" in the national capital. He was later sent to the Deportation Centre with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO).
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.
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.
In a significant crackdown, Nashik Police have arrested eight Bangladeshi nationals after a team from the Central Crime Branch raided a construction site acting on confidential information, said police.
Speaking to ANI, West Delhi DCP Vichitra Veer said that the search operations were conducted at night to ensure easy checking of individuals as family members usually remain at home after work.