Two Bangladeshi women arrested for illegal stay in Thane, landlords also held

Two Bangladeshi women have been apprehended in Maharashtrarsquos Thane district for allegedly residing in India without valid documents police said on Saturday Additionally two individuals who had rented out a flat to them have also been taken into custodyAccording to PTI reports the arrests were made during a police raid conducted on Thursday at a residential complex in the AdavliDhokli area of Ambernath Law enforcement officials detained the two women identified as Farzana Shiragul Shaikh 36 and Bithi alias Priya Noorislam Akhtar 24 after they failed to produce any valid documentation to justify their travel or stay in the countryAs per PTI an official involved in the operation stated that the authorities acted on specific information regarding the presence of foreign nationals residing illegally in the area During the raid the police interrogated the two women who were unable to provide any legitimate travel permits or identification papersFurther investigation led to the arrest of two individuals Tahir Munir Ahmed Khan 35 and Ganesh Chandra Das 37 who had rented out their property to the Bangladeshi women According to police sources the landlords did not follow the necessary verification procedures before leasing the accommodation raising suspicions about their involvementFive Bangladeshi nationals detained for illegal stay in ThaneFiveBangladeshi nationalshave been arrested by the police for residing illegally in India following raids conducted in Kalyan and Dombivli towns of Maharashtras Thane district on Thursday police authorities reportedAccording to Deputy Commissioner of Police ZoneIII Kalyan Atul Zende the arrested individuals included four women and one man who were allegedly employed in menial jobs across these areas These individuals were residing in a slum colony in Gandhi Nagar and in proximity to the Kalyan railway station as stated by the police officialThe accused were found without any valid documents allowing their entry and stay in India prompting their arrest The authorities booked the five individuals under several provisions of the Foreign Nationals Act the Indian Passport Act and the Passport Entry into India ActThree Bangladeshi women arrested in Maharashtras ThaneThree Bangladeshi women living illegally in India have been arrested inMaharashtras Thane district police said on Wednesday reported the PTIActing on a tipoff Ulhasnagar Police in Thane district on Tuesday raided a locality in Kolegaon and arrested them said an officialThe women could not produce valid visas he saidThey were identified as Rozina Begum Sukur Ali 29 Tanzila Khatun Razzak Shaikh 22 and Shefali Begum Munirul Shaikh 23The women worked as domestic help and did other similar jobs to support themselves the official saidA 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 saidMumbai labourer turns out to be illegal Bangladeshi immigrant living in India for 38 yearsMeanwhile a 49yearold 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 PTITwo other Bangladeshi nationals were also arrested for living illegally in Mumbai for the past several yearsDuring a special drive being conducted against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants police arrested Jahangeer Alam Shoeed Morol from Jai Ambe Nagar in Chembur recentlyHis 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 PTIThe police stated that Morol crossed into India illegally through the Bangladesh border without any legal documents He was found with forged Indian documentsThe two other Bangladeshis Kalam Ali Sheikh 46 and Saidu Sukur Sheikh 37 were arrested from Antop Hill and Wadala apoliceofficial added according to the news agencyIn an another incident four Bangladesh nationals have been arrested in Tripuras Khowai district for entering India without valid documents police said last weekAn Indian person was also arrested for facilitating the entry of the BangladeshisActing on a tipoff police nabbed them near Teliamura railway station on Friday nightDuring preliminary investigation the Bangladeshis said they had come from Moulvibazar district and had plans to go to Dharmanagar in North Tripura district insearch of work As all the four persons entered Indian territory without valid documents they were arrested SubInspector Kamalendu Dhar told PTIwith PTI inputs