9 illegal Bangladeshi nationals detained

The Delhi Police have apprehended nine Bangladeshi nationals, including three minors, residing illegally in different locations of the national capital, officials on Thursday said.

The team apprehended Hafijul (19), Mominul (21), Shamim (22) and Inamul (38) - all residents of Khudigram and Nakeshwari districts in Bangladesh - who failed to produce valid documents, a police officer said.

During questioning, they revealed that they had entered India illegally during childhood along with their parents, who later returned to Bangladesh, the police said. In another case, the east district police on Wednesday apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals - a couple and their three minor children - from the Anand Vihar area. The detained persons - Md Shaheen (30), his wife Rujeena (26) and their children - are residents of Shimulbari village in Bangladesh, the police said. They had entered India illegally through unauthorised riverine routes and were residing in east Delhi without valid documents, they said.