New Delhi: As part of an ongoing crackdown on undocumented immigrants, Delhi Police have deported 21 illegal Bangladeshi nationals and arrested five others, including three transgender individuals who were recently apprehended in the Mahendra Park area for residing illegally and engaging in begging and other unlawful activities, officials said on May 17.
DCP Northwest Delhi Bhisham Singh said, “Our team has been working on illegal immigrants for a long time. Under this campaign, we have deported 21 illegal Bangladeshis. 2 cases have been registered, and we have also arrested 5 Bangladeshis. Now, we have caught 3 transgender Bangladeshis. Their main job is to beg at traffic signals and they do many illegal activities.”
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“They do not have any criminal background in India. They crossed the border and came to Bangladesh by train. One of the illegal Bangladeshis was in touch with an Indian through Facebook. They had a live-in relationship after she came to India. The other two also stayed in the same area.
The Foreigners Cell of Northwest District Police apprehended three Bangladeshi women residing illegally in the Mahendra Park area of Delhi. The operation was the result of sustained surveillance and precise technical analysis.
Acting on a credible input, officials tracked a Facebook reel posted by one of the suspects, which featured a local ice cream cart and inadvertently revealed nearby buildings. Using this clue, the police painstakingly searched nearly 50 lanes to locate the exact spot seen in the video. A trap was laid in the early hours of May 15, leading to the arrest of the prime suspect, who was posing as a transgender person and known locally as Deepa.
According to DCP Northwest Bhisham Singh, “She confessed to developing a romantic relationship via Facebook with an Indian man, who later facilitated her illegal entry into India through the West Bengal border. The duo then moved to Delhi and started living together in a rented accommodation.”
Based on further intelligence, two more Bangladeshi nationals were detained. Both women initially claimed to be Indian citizens living with their respective husbands. However, discrepancies in their statements and a thorough check of their belongings–including mobile phones–revealed the truth.
Officials recovered two smartphones containing the banned IMO application, allegedly used to stay in touch with their families in Bangladesh, and one keypad mobile phone.
During sustained interrogation, all three women admitted to having illegally crossed the border through the Hili and Benapur areas. They had travelled to Delhi by train and were living under false identities while in live-in relationships with Indian partners.
The suspects have been sent to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), RK Puram, for deportation proceedings. Further investigation is underway to trace individuals who may have harboured or assisted them in India. (With inputs from ANI)
