Made-up identities: How Bangladeshi immigrants used disguises, fake documents to evade detection
Police discovered that Bangladeshi immigrants were using various tactics to evade detection in India, including disguising themselves as transgender individuals and living on the streets, with some even undergoing gender-affirming surgery to alter their physical appearance. The cops cited the examples of Mohammad Raisul Islam, 27, and Mohammad Ebrahim Howlader, 26, two transgender individuals. They were apprehended on July 23 from beneath the Bhalswa Dairy flyover in North West Delhi.
Both individuals admitted to their original nationality as Bangladeshi.
The two claimed to have undergone gender-affirming surgery to alter their physical appearance to resemble women. "They used heavy makeup, wore sarees or salwar suits, used artificial hair (wigs) and adorned themselves with feminine accessories," an officer revealed. "Some others modified their voice and body language to closely mimic female mannerisms in an attempt to conceal their true identity.
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On June 28, five other Bangladeshi nationals engaged in begging were found presenting themselves as transgender women in North West Delhi. Police said during questioning, they admitted to adopting these disguises and even undergoing minor surgeries and hormonal treatments to alter their sex and appearance in an attempt to evade detection. The inquiry revealed that these calculated efforts appeared to be aimed at blending into densely populated areas and leveraging social sensitivities towards women and transgender persons, thereby complicating routine identification and verification by enforcement agencies.
Many of the illegal immigrants were found working in brick kilns in remote areas using fake Aadhaar cards, often procured with the help of traffickers, to find jobs. Some immigrants were also found to have purchased properties in West Bengal using fake IDs to establish local residency.
On June 4, 18 Bangladeshi nationals were nabbed in North West Delhi's Bharat Nagar. These families began by working as labourers in brick-making factories in Haryana before shifting to slum clusters in the city.
To manage the illegal immigrants, temporary detention centres have been set up in community halls, while two permanent facilities operate in Lampur (Outer Delhi) and Sarai Rohilla (North West Delhi). These centres provide basic amenities such as food, water, and shelter, and can accommodate 50 to 60 individuals. Some of the temporary centres are located in Roop Nagar (North Delhi), Samaypur Badli (Outer Delhi) and Vijay Vihar (Northwest Delhi).
Additional centres are situated in Bhadola village (North West Delhi) and Seelampur (Shahdara).
A police officer said the creation of temporary detention centres depended on the number of illegal immigrants detained at any given time. The authorities identify suitable locations that can be quickly converted into shelters to hold illegal immigrants.
Police said multiple teams work on tracing and verifying the migrants.
"One team detains the individuals, while another visits the states they claim as their residence to verify if they actually live there," an officer revealed. "After verification, if they are found to be illegal immigrants, they are handed over to the Foreigners' Regional Registration Office, which places them in detention centres." On deportation, they are sent by train to certain place from where they are escorted across the border by security forces.
Sometimes, they are also sent via flights.
According to police, local traffickers from Bangladesh, with the help of Indian contacts, send immigrants to India. The migrants often travel by train to Delhi, where local contacts assist them in obtaining Aadhaar and PAN cards — often by using their original Bangladeshi IDs. Others help them find employment as labourers, ragpickers and low-wage workers.
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