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Gujarat Police Detain Over 550 Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants In Massive Crackdown Across Ahmedabad And Surat
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In a massive operation, Gujarat police on Saturday (25 April) detained over 550 illegal immigrants from Bangladeshi in Ahmedabad and Surat for residing in India using forged documents.
The deportation procedures for them would commence after verification and interrogation processes are completed, ANI reported citing officials.
The crackdown involved coordinated efforts from the Special Operations Group (SOG), Crime Branch, Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB), and local police teams.
According to the ANI report, officials confirmed that all detained individuals were in India without valid documentation and had used fake papers to establish residence.
In Surat, a joint overnight operation by SOG, DCB, AHTU, PCB, and local police led to the detention of over 100 Bangladeshi nationals.
"They had entered India illegally and were living in Surat with forged documents. After the investigation, they will be deported to Bangladesh," Rajdeep Singh Nakum, deputy commissioner of police, Special Operations Group, was quoted as saying by ANI.
In Ahmedabad, a parallel operation was launched at around 3 am on Saturday.
Ajit Rajian, deputy commissioner of police, Crime Branch, reportedly confirmed that over 400 people were taken into custody during the early morning sweep.
Sharad Singhal, Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Ahmedabad, said these actions were taken in compliance with orders from the Home Minister, the Commissioner of Police, and the Director General of Police.
"HM, CP and DGP had directed us that illegal immigrants must be held. The Crime Branch registered two FIRS from April 2024 till now. 127 illegal Bangladeshis were caught and 77 were deported," he said.
Singhal noted that the latest raid in Ahmedabad was based on intelligence reports indicating a significant number of undocumented immigrants in the Chandola area.
"We had inputs that a huge number of Bangladeshis are residing in the Chandola area... Early this morning, the police carried out a combing operation. We have detained 457 people so far... Deportation will be processed after interrogation...," he added.
