22 Bangladeshis held in Mumbai
Indian police arrested 22 Bangladeshi nationals, including 10 women, in Mumbai yesterday, on the charge of illegally staying in the country, police said.
The Bangladeshis were found living in Dombivili, a suburb of Mumbai, without valid passports or documents, they said.
Acting on specific information, police officials raided Motha Gaon, Bhagwan Bhoir Chawl, Motagaon Railway crossing, and Motagaon Navapada areas and rounded up the Bangladeshis who were working as labourers, Mumbai police said.
They have been booked under relevant sections of the Foreigners Act 1946 and Passport Act 1967.
Two agents, who had helped the Bangladeshi nationals sneak into India, have also been nabbed, police said.
Addressing a press conference, Milind Bharambhe, additional commissioner of police (crime), said over the last one month, police had intensified search for Bangladeshi nationals residing in the city without proper documents.
The drive is yielding desired result, he said, adding that those arrested will be sent back to their country after due process.
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