Suspected Bangladeshi immigrants, who were detained in B’luru, to be deported in a week

60 suspected Bangladeshi immigrants, many who were working as daily workers, were rounded up by the Bengaluru police.

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Police in Bengaluru on Monday said that they will deport 60 alleged Bangladesh nationals back to their country within a week's time. Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) said all the persons who were detained on Saturday will be housed in the government-run shelter home.

It was earlier reported how police arrested 29 men, 22 women and nine children who are suspected to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh who were living in shanties in peripheral areas of the city falling under Ramamurthynagar, Bellandur and Marathahalli police station limits.

Many of the people were employed as daily wage labourers and worked either in the construction sector or collected scraps. Some of them were also employed by the contractors of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

Earlier reports have said that those detained, who have been living here for a considerable time, may also have obtained identification documents such as Aadhaar and Voter ID cards illegally.

Those detained were rounded up during a raid by the Central Crime Branch police who were probing the issue of illegal migrants after an intelligence report.

The CCB on Monday said that they have already written to the Foreigner’s Regional Registration Office.

Police also said that they have arrested four persons — Mohibulla, Fairoj Khan, Masud and Jama — who are suspected to have been the “agents” who brought those detained.

According to police, the 60 people were allegedly brought in the country through the “porous” Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal with the promise of jobs without any passport or visa.

Police further said that they are working with the FRRO and the Border Security Force which secures the border with Bangladesh for their deportation.

Earlier on Sunday, the police said they are looking to book the agents who brought them here.