In a significant operation, the Navi Mumbai Police have arrested five Bangladeshi nationals for allegedly residing illegally in the city, officials said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell conducted a raid at a residential building in the Koparkhairne area on Saturday. The operation led to the apprehension of four women and one man.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the individuals had entered India using forged documents, according to an official from the Koparkhairne police station. The women, aged between 34 and 45, were employed as housekeepers, while the 38-year-old man worked as a painter, the official added.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against the group under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating and forgery, as well as provisions under the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950, and the Foreigners Act, 1946.
