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The Print
30-04-2025
- The Print
Gujarat: Railway police detain nine Bangladeshi nationals for illegal stay
He also attached ID proofs of some of these detainees to show that they entered India illegally from Bangladesh. Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi, in his post on X, said five 'illegal Bangladeshi nationals' were detained at the Ahmedabad railway station, while four others were held at Vadodara railway station on April 27. Ahmedabad, Apr 30 (PTI) The Government Railway Police in Gujarat have detained nine Bangladeshi nationals from Ahmedabad and Vadodara cities for illegal stay in India during its ongoing drive launched in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. In a release, the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Ahmedabad said its personnel were keeping a close watch on the movement of passengers with the help of Special Operations Group (SOG), Quick Response Team (QRT) and Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS). During one such check, the GRP personnel found four Bangladeshi nationals, including one woman and a child, from platform no 8 of the Ahmedabad railway station, the release said. Preliminary probe revealed that these Bangladeshi nationals were living illegally in the city, it said, adding that the detainees were handed over to the city crime branch for further action. In a statement, the GRP unit in Vadodara said MoS Home has given a specific instruction to keep a watch on illegal Bangladeshi nationals travelling by trains. It said special checking drives were being conducted at the railway stations after being instructed by Sanghavi. During one such checking drive at the Vadodara railway station on April 27, the GRP personnel found five Bangladeshi nationals – a couple, their two children and a man – travelling in Ahmedabad-Howrah Express, it said. Their documents confirmed that they were citizens of Bangladesh and living in Gujarat without any proper documents, the release added. The four family members lived in the Chandola lake area in Ahmedabad city, while the fifth person lived in Surat. They were living here by hiding their real identity, but were caught while trying to flee following police action against illegal Bangladeshi nationals in the state, it said. The authorities have launched a massive demolition drive in Chandola lake area of Ahmedabad following the detention of Bangladeshi immigrants, who were found staying illegally, from the settlements built on the periphery of the water body. PTI PJT PD NP This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
27-04-2025
- Time of India
13 Bangladeshis held in Vadodara for illegal stay
Vadodara: Over 13 Bangladeshis were detained by the Vadodara city police and the govt railway police (GRP) in the last 24 hours. While eight of them were nabbed from different areas of the city, five others, including two children, were held while travelling in the 3AC coach of the Ahmedabad-Howrah Express. "All the eight Bangladeshis staying illegally in different areas of the city were confined, and their deportation process will begin soon. We are conducting an intensive drive to track down the Bangladeshis staying illegally in the city," said Narasimha Komar, City Police Commissioner. Hundreds of people from Ektanagar and some other areas were taken to the police stations to verify their credentials and citizenship on Sunday. "We detained 41 more people whose credentials are being verified. A team of city police was sent to the north-eastern states to verify the identities of those caught in the city," Komar told TOI. The police said that some of the Bangladeshis were working as electricians, while the women are suspected to be victims of human trafficking. The number of detainees is expected to go up in the next few days. Saroj Kumari, superintendent of police, Western Railway, Vadodara division, said that they were conducting checks in all the trains when they spotted some passengers in a suspicious condition in the coach of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express that stopped at the Vadodara railway station. The cops questioned them and asked for their identity cards. They revealed that they are Bangladesh residents who were staying illegally in India. Four of them are from the same family, and they were staying in the Isanpur area of Ahmedabad, while the fifth one used to stay in Surat. Those staying in Ahmedabad have been identified as Ohidul Sheikh, his wife Parveen Sheikh, and their two minor children. The couple used to do rag-picking for a living. The fifth one has been identified as Sher Ali Lutpar, who used to beg for a living in Surat.
