The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has detained 131 individuals identified as Bangladeshi nationals during a verification drive in various parts of the city. Interrogations are ongoing for an additional 160 persons. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sharad Singhal mentioned that the operation spanned multiple densely populated residential areas, with 131 individuals confirmed out of 291.
The verification drive covered areas like Narol, Vatva, Naroda, Danilimda, Sola, and Sarkhej. This action is part of continuous verification exercises targeting suspected illegal immigrants in Ahmedabad. Those detained have been taken to the Crime Branch for questioning, with efforts for document and immigration status verification in progress.
This recent operation follows similar enforcement actions in Gujarat in the past years. In a crackdown last year, Gujarat Police detained over 1,000 suspected illegal Bangladeshi nationals in Ahmedabad and Surat. Senior officers conducted extensive interrogations based on intelligence inputs on illegal residency clusters. In a separate operation in 2024, Ahmedabad Crime Branch detained 48 Bangladeshi nationals in raids related to alleged forgery and human trafficking networks.
Officials are examining fake identity documents like Aadhaar and PAN cards as part of the investigation. Previous enforcement actions have led to deportations after legal processes. For instance, 16 Bangladeshi nationals were deported from Ahmedabad after being detained in earlier raids, while others are undergoing verification and legal scrutiny before repatriation. The current operation is part of routine verification drives to identify undocumented foreign nationals and investigate suspected cases of forged identity usage.
