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New Indian Express
a day ago
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- New Indian Express
18 illegal Bangladeshi settlers sent to detention centre in Odisha's Kendrapara
KENDRAPARA: Police on Sunday apprehended 18 suspected Muslim Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally at different places in the coastal district. Two suspected Bangladeshi nationals were rounded up from Rajendranarayanpur and Rangani villages within Talachua Marine police limits. Another 16 illegal immigrants were apprehended from Kereragada and Gopalpur villages in Rajnagar area. These people were caught on basis of sustained ground-level intelligence and they could not produce valid documents to prove their Indian citizenship, said police. 'We suspect that these foreign nationals entered India illegally through unauthorised riverine routes and were residing in coastal pockets of the district without valid documents. All the detainees failed to establish their Indian nationality during interrogation. They have been lodged in a detention centre. Further investigation is underway,' said IIC of Rajnagar police station Naresh Sahoo. All illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and other countries will not be spared. Police have formed a team to identify and apprehend foreign nationals staying illegally in the district without valid documents. The move is necessary for national security, Sahoo added. Earlier on June 9, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had directed the district administration to take strict legal action against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants during a review meeting at Kendrapara. In March this year, the chief minister had informed the Odisha Assembly that a total of 3,738 Bangladeshi infiltrators were identified in the state. The highest number of 1,649 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were residing in Kendrapara followed by 1,112 in Jagatsinghpur, 655 in Malkangiri, 199 in Bhadrak, 106 in Nabarangpur and 17 in Bhubaneswar. Notably in 2005, the state government had served 'Quit India' notices to 1,551 suspected Bangladeshi immigrants who illegally entered India and settled in coastal pockets of Kendrapara.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Cops detain 18 ‘Bangladeshi' nationals in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: In a crackdown on illegal immigration, police detained 18 people who are suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals residing in India without valid documents. The operation, conducted on Sunday, was based on intelligence reports indicating presence of illegal immigrants in the area. The arrests were made from places like Rajendranarayanpur and Rangani villages under Talachua marine police station limits and Kereragada and Gopalpur villages under Rajnagar police station jurisdiction. According Talachua marine police station IIC Bimal Kumar Mallick, the detainees were unable to produce valid citizenship documents during interrogation. "We suspect they must have entered India illegally through unauthorised riverine routes and were residing in coastal pockets of the district without valid documents," said Naresh Sahoo, IIC of Rajnagar police station. The suspected Bangladeshi nationals are currently held at a detention centre in Kendrapada. In March, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi had revealed that 3,738 Bangladeshi infiltrators had been identified across the state, with Kendrapada accounting for the highest number of 1,649. The issue of illegal immigration has been a long-standing concern in the region, with the state govt previously issuing "Quit India" notices to suspected illegal immigrants in 2005.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- New Indian Express
Minor girl rescued after a month from Hyderabad
KENDRAPARA: A 16-year-old minor girl, kidnapped from Kendrapara, was rescued after more than a month by police from Hyderabad on Monday. The kidnapper was arrested too. The girl was allegedly raped by the accused who was identified as Ajit Samal, a 22-year-old neighbour of the victim. As per report, the victim is a Class X student of Chandibausamula village under Rajnagar police station. She was allegedly abducted by her neighbour on March 3 when she was on way to the local market. The victim's mother filed an FIR on March 4 at Rajnagar police station alleging her minor daughter was kidnapped by the accused. Acting on the FIR, police filed a case and launched investigation into the matter. The accused was arrested based on call detail record and technical surveillance, said IIC of Rajnagar police station Naresh Sahoo. The accused was booked under sections 140 and 70(2) under BNS and under sections 4 and 6 of POCSO Act. He was produced in a court at Kendrapara on Tuesday. The court rejected his bail application and remanded him to judicial custody, added the police officer.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Time of India
Man held for kidnap & rape; girl rescued after 1 month
Kendrapada: Police rescued a 16-year-old girl from Hyderabad on Monday, a month after she was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a neighbour in Kendrapada district. "The accused, a 22-year-old man, was arrested based on call detail records and technical surveillance," investigating officer Naresh Sahoo said. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Police said the Class X student was abducted on March 3 while she was heading to the local market. The girl's mother filed an FIR the next day, prompting police to launch an investigation. "We tracked the accused to Hyderabad and rescued the minor," said Sahoo. The accused has been booked under sections 140 (kidnapping) and 70(2) (rape of a woman under 18 years) of the BNS, along with sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. The accused was produced before a local court on Tuesday, which rejected his bail application and remanded him in judicial custody.
