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Kochi: The Ernakulam rural police and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), in a joint operation here on Friday, arrested 27 illegal migrants from Bangladesh. The arrests were part of 'Operation Clean,' launched by Ernakulam Rural District Police Chief Vaibhav Saxena. They were nabbed in a joint operation carried out earlier in the day in the North Paravur area, police said. "These Bangladeshi nationals reportedly entered India by crossing a shallow section of a river along the India-Bangladesh border," the Ernakulam rural police said in a statement. They had been engaged in various types of work in the area and had arrived in North Paravur after staying in multiple locations across India, it added. All the 27 were arrested from a house rented by Harshad Hossain, a native of Mannam near North Paravur, the statement said. During interrogation, the arrested individuals claimed that agents in Bangladesh had arranged all their Indian documents. Police said an investigation has been launched into the matter. Those who assisted them locally are also under surveillance, the statement read. The Bangladeshi nationals were working at various locations in the guise of migrant workers from West Bengal, and detailed questioning is underway, an official said. Acting on a tip-off about the illegal migrants staying in North Paravur, a team from Ernakulam Rural Police, assisted by the ATS, conducted a search, an officer said. Verification of their documents revealed that they were Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing in India, posing as Indian citizens, he added. The arrested will be produced before the court after completing the interrogation, he added. With these arrests, the number of Bangladeshis detained in the Ernakulam rural district police limits this month has risen to 34, police said.
In recent weeks and months, several Bengali migrant workers on suspicion of being illegal Bangladeshi nationals have been detained, and some of them pushed into Bangladesh. Flagging the detention and deportation of migrant workers from West Bengal during drives against illegal Bangladeshi nationals in several states of the country, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday urged President Droupadi Murmu to intervene. In a letter to the President, the former Congress MP wrote: "It' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Days after power supply was discontinued at Jai Hind Camp in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, a delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs on Sunday visited the camp and accused the ruling BJP of discrimination against Bengali-speaking migrants living there. The TMC delegation comprising Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sagarika Ghose, and Saket Gokhale interacted with the slum dwellers, who said they have been without electricity connection for the last five-six days. Situated between the posh Vasant Kunj area and urban village of Masoodpur, the settlement is home to Bengali- ...Read More >
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The TMC Wednesday alleged that the BJP government in Odisha has illegally detained Bengali-speaking migrant workers on the pretext of identifying unauthorised immigrants, despite the labourers possessing 'valid documents'. The ruling party of West Bengal demanded their immediate release and warned of a larger political movement if such 'targeted harassment' continues. A senior Odisha Police officer, however, said the detained people lack valid documents to establish their residency or citizenship. He also said that the police are not targeting any community or region and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Days after power supply was discontinued at Jai Hind Camp in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, a delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs on Sunday visited the camp and accused the ruling BJP of discrimination against Bengali-speaking migrants living there. The TMC delegation comprising Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sagarika Ghose, and Saket Gokhale interacted with the slum dwellers, who said they have been without electricity connection for the last five-six days. Also Read | Did You Receive a Message Asking You To Download and Install an APK File To Redeem SBI Rewards? P ...Read More >