8 illegal Bangladeshi nationals detained
Eight Bangladeshi nationals, including a 38-year-old man involved in a human trafficking case in Bangladesh, living illegally in southwest Delhi have been detained, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Rabiul Islam (38), his wife Seema (27) and son Abraham (5); Papia Khatun (36) and her daughters Sadia Sultana (21) and Suhasini (1); Aryan (7); and Rifat Ara Moyna (28), the police said.
According to officials, those detained were residing in different parts of southwest Delhi, including Kishangarh and Katwaria Sarai, and had entered India illegally between 2007 and 2023 through Tripura, Ghoja Donga and Benapole borders with the help of brokers.
All eight detainees were produced before the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) on April 16 and sent to a deportation centre. The deportation process had been initiated with the help of the FRRO, a senior police official said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team detained Islam from the Satya Niketan market area on April 15.
