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…
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Srinagar, March 23 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district said on Monday that an FIR has been filed under the Immigration and Foreigners Act against a hotel in Pahalgam for failing to report the stay of 23 foreigners.A police spokesman said an FIR has been filed against the hotel on the charge of violating the Immigration and Foreigners Act by failing to report the stay of the foreign nationals, including 19 British citizens.Hotels are required to submit the compulsory online F…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Five Nigerian nationals, who were found illegally staying in India, were deported or repatriated, said officials on Friday, adding that this was part of an ongoing crackdown by the Delhi Police in the national capital. According to police officials, the operation was carried out by teams from various police stations and specialised units in the district, who regularly gather intelligence on foreign nationals suspected of residing or moving around in the area without val…
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) The sleuths of the Bengaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) Anti-Narcotics Wing on Tuesday arrested two drug peddlers, including a woman, and busted an inter-state drug trafficking racket, seizing narcotics and drugs worth Rs 10 crore.The accused have been identified as Ashwin and Mubeena, residents of Prestige Pansberry Heights Apartments in the Bagaluru locality of Bengaluru. Mubeena hails from Kerala. The police seized 8,335 LSD strips weighing 124 kilograms, five kilograms…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday issued an advisory for foreign nationals in India, asking those affected by disrupted travel plans due to the ongoing developments in the West Asia region to contact the nearest Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for visa extension or regularisation.The advisory said: “All foreign nationals in India, who have had to change their travel plans due to the ongoing developments in the West Asia region and need as…
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Hyderabad Police apprehended 23 foreigners overstaying in the country during extensive Cordon and Search Operation.Acting on credible intelligence regarding the illegal stay of individuals, a massive Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was conducted within the jurisdiction of Tolichowki Police Station of Golconda Zone.The operation conducted on the night of Monday, focused on Paramount Colony (Gates 1 to 4), IAS Colony, and Hakeempet Kunta, a police officer said on Tuesda…
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has received information about 14 voters who are holding Indian EPIC cards and Bangladeshi passports simultaneously.Based on inputs and suspicions that these 14 voters might be originally Bangladeshi residents, the CEO’s office had sought information about them from the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Kolkata.The FRRO, Kolkata, recently wr…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Two Nigerian nationals were apprehended on New Year’s eve for illegally staying in India after the expiry of their travel/business visa, a Delhi Police official from the South West district said on Sunday.Amit Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South West District, said Miracele Onyeka and Moses Chinoso, both citizens of Nigeria, were arrested while they were on their way to Hauz Khas village on December 31 for celebrations.Initially, they told investigators that they h…
Hyderabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) of the city police apprehended a Ugandan national and deported her to prevent her from indulging in undesirable activities detrimental to national security, an official said on Monday.Juliana Victor Nabitaka, 27 years, native of Kampala, was staying in India despite her visa expiring in January 2025.According to police, she has been staying illegally in India, associating with drug peddlers, supplying drugs and indulging in unl…