Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested six Bangladeshi nationals from a hotel in central Kolkata for overstaying in India after their visas expired, the police said on Tuesday. Officers from Park Street police station raided the hotel in Collin Street, after receiving information that six Bangladeshis were hiding in the city in fear of returning to their country, as their visas had expired a long time back.In the initial investigation, the police have learned that all these Banglade…
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Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) Malaysian Police rescued three Bangladeshi nationals at a construction site in Hulu Terengganu region in Malaysia under ‘Operation Pintas’, local media reported.The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) launched Operation Pintas on January 28, as part of an intensified campaign against human trafficking.Hulu Terengganu district police chief Superintendent Sharudin Abdul Wahab said the raid was conducted on the evening of February 8 by the Terengganu police contingent headquart…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, Mumbai’s Kurar Police have arrested four Bangladeshi nationals for residing unlawfully in the city using forged identity documents. The arrests were made following a series of coordinated operations carried out in Malad East’s Pathanwadi area, police officials said on Sunday.According to the police, the operation was initiated after the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) officer attached to Kurar Police Station received specific int…
Bengaluru, Feb 2 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Monday stated that the Karnataka government should not treat the issue of illegal Bangladeshis in the state as a matter of prestige and deal with it with an iron hand.He made the statement while speaking on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s speech in the Legislative Assembly on Monday.”Illegal immigrants are now daring to carry out business in village fairs, some of them were arrested also. This is the…
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted that Miyas, a term coined for Bangladeshi origin Muslim are living in the state and said the BJP has filed nearly five lakh complaints during the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls, terming the exercise a “national responsibility” to identify foreigners. Speaking to reporters in Sivasagar, Sarma claimed that several “unknown people”, who were not earlier present in Assam, are now residing a…
Shillong, Jan 21 (IANS) In a major border security operation, Meghalaya Police intercepted 18 Bangladeshi nationals and detained two Indian touts in the West Jaintia Hills district, close to the India-Bangladesh border near Dawki, officials said on Wednesday. The coordinated operation was launched in the wee hours of Wednesday following specific Intelligence inputs indicating that undocumented foreign nationals were being transported from Jowai towards the Dawki border.Acting swiftly, a Special …
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that Bangladeshi nationals are settling in Bengaluru as it is a peaceful city, and he has instructed the Karnataka Police Department to gather information in this regard.He, however, cautioned against vigilantism by BJP leaders and other organisations.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Home Minister Parameshwara made the statement while responding to a question.He said he had directed Director General and Ins…
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee formed in the backdrop of row surrounding demolition and rehabilitation of encroachers in Kogilu Layout region of Bengaluru by the Congress-led state government after the intervention of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in this matter. Speaking to the media after submitting a report to the State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra at …
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing in the state will be identified, apprehended and deported to their country.He added that the Bangladeshi embassy would also be informed in such cases.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday, Parameshwara said, “If any Bangladeshi national is residing in the state illegally, we will identify them, apprehend them and deport them. Their embassy will be informed. We have do…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday reiterated that the Mayor of Mumbai will be from the MahaYuti alliance and will be “both Hindu and Marathi.” While directly challenging the Uddhav-Raj Thackeray “brotherhood” alliance, Fadnavis, by promising a Marathi-Hindu Mayor, attempted to neutralise the emotional appeal of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS while keeping the BJP’s core Hindutva voters aligned. He dismissed the idea of the “Thackeray brand,” stating that …