Latest Foreigners Act News & Updates

Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) In a joint operation conducted by the police and the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) in Mumbai’s Vakola area, two Ugandan women have been taken into custody for allegedly residing in India without valid documentation. The arrested women have been identified as Nakayondo Rose (37) and Kemigisa Proscovia (26).According to police officials, both women had been living in Mumbai’s Kalina area for the past several years. However, they neither possessed valid visas nor the necessa…

Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) Hyderabad city police, in a joint operation with Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW), arrested a foreign drug peddler and his associate and seized MMDA from them.Acting on credible information, the police and H-NEW conducted the joint operation and arrested Al-Aqar Abdurabu Mohammed Abdurabu, a Yemeni national and his assistant, Hasan W. A. Hashem, a Palestinian, within the limits of Rajendra Nagar Police Station.Police seized 150 grams of MDMA, a knife and four…

Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old Bangladeshi woman from the Cuffe Parade area for illegally staying in the city without valid travel or immigration documents. Police said the woman had earlier been deported to Bangladesh but managed to re-enter India unlawfully. A case has been registered against her under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Foreigners Act.The arrested woman has been identified as Bil…