New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court has asked the government to explain “the idea” of keeping hundreds of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in detention camps for an indefinite period of time after they have completed their term of sentence under the Foreigners Act, 1946. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R Mahadevan also … Read more
Kochi, Jan 31 (IANS) In a pre-dawn raid on Friday, the Kerala Police, in coordination with the Anti-Terror Squad, detained 50 individuals, including women, from a labour camp near Kochi as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration and unauthorized employment. Following thorough verification, authorities confirmed that 27 of those detained were Bangladeshi nationals … Read more
Kokrajhar (Assam), Jan 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that there are several reports that some sections of Bangladeshi establishment are trying to revive militancy in Assam with the help of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He was in Bodoland (Kokrajhar) to commemorate five years of the 2020 Bodo Peace Accord. … Read more
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IANS) Assam Police foiled another attempt of infiltration by Bangladeshi nationals on Tuesday as three persons including a woman were arrested and later pushed back to the neighbouring country, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The CM has credited the strict vigilance by the security personnel. In a post on X, CM … Read more
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IANS) Assam Police have thwarted an attempt by the Bangladeshi infiltration along the international border and pushed back two citizens of the neighbouring country following their arrest here on Monday, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sarma said in X post, “Maintaining strict vigil along the international border, @assampolice apprehended two illegal … Read more
Gurugram, Jan 27 (IANS) In a crackdown on illegal immigration, the Gurugram Police arrested three Bangladeshi nationals for illegally residing in the Manesar area without valid documents. The trio had allegedly used fake documents to gain entry into the country and bypass immigration checks, police said. The accused have been identified as Fatima alias Lomiya … Read more
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) The investigating agencies probing the rackets for arranging fake Indian documents including Indian passports for illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators have identified a new pattern in the scam where often the Indian relatives of infiltrators are shown as the ‘parents’ of these illegal infiltrators. The new finding has added a new dimension for … Read more
Guwahati/Agartala, Jan 24 (IANS) Ten Bangladesh nationals were arrested in Meghalaya and Tripura while 6 infiltrators from the neighbouring country were apprehended in Assam and later pushed back to their country by Assam Police, officials said on Friday. A Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman said that as a goodwill gesture, BSF’s Meghalaya frontier handed over … Read more