15 January,2025 10:45 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
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Three Bangladeshi women living illegally in India have been arrested in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Wednesday, reported the PTI.
Acting on a tip-off, Ulhasnagar Police in Thane district on Tuesday raided a locality in Kolegaon and arrested them, said an official.
The women could not produce valid visas, he said.
They were identified as Rozina Begum Sukur Ali (29), Tanzila Khatun Razzak Shaikh (22), and Shefali Begum Munirul Shaikh (23).
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The women worked as domestic help and did other similar jobs to support themselves, the official said.
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered under the Passports Act and the Passport (Entry into India) Act at Manpada police station in Dombivli, and further probe was on, he said.
Mumbai labourer turns out to be illegal Bangladeshi immigrant living in India for 38 years
Meanwhile, a 49-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly living in India for the last 38 years on forged documents and working as a labourer, an official said on Monday, reported the PTI.
Two other Bangladeshi nationals were also arrested for living illegally in Mumbai for the past several years.
During a special drive being conducted against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, police arrested Jahangeer Alam Shoeed Morol from Jai Ambe Nagar in Chembur recently.
"His investigation revealed that he has been living illegally in India for the last 38 years and working as a labourer," police said, as per the PTI.
The police stated that Morol crossed into India illegally through the Bangladesh border without any legal documents. He was found with forged Indian documents.
The two other Bangladeshis, Kalam Ali Sheikh (46) and Saidu Sukur Sheikh (37), were arrested from Antop Hill and Wadala, a police official added, according to the news agency.
In an another incident, four Bangladesh nationals have been arrested in Tripura's Khowai district for entering India without valid documents, police said last week.
An Indian person was also arrested for facilitating the entry of the Bangladeshis.
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed them near Teliamura railway station on Friday night.
"During preliminary investigation, the Bangladeshis said they had come from Moulvibazar district and had plans to go to Dharmanagar in North Tripura district in
search of work. As all the four persons entered Indian territory without valid documents, they were arrested," Sub-Inspector Kamalendu Dhar told PTI.
(with PTI inputs)
