Tamil Nadu Police detained 13 suspected Bangladeshi nationals from Tirupur on February 5 and transferred them to Salem prison. In related operations on 29 January, police arrested 11 Bangladeshi nationals from Coimbatore and two from Dindigul. A month ago, 18 Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to imprisonment for illegal stay in the country.
These 13 Bangladeshi nationals detained by the Tirupur city police on 5 February for entering and staying in India illegally using fake documents. They were identified as Yasinmiya (26), Nupur Khatun (25), Mohammad Tuhin (40), Mohammad Ismail (38), Noyamiya (26), Mohammad Yasin (22), Mohammad Shajul Shikkar (29), Mohammad Zakir Hussain (32), Mohammad Saiful Islam (26), Rahatullah (28), Moriyam (27), Shakri Alam (38) and Tomina Akhtar (29).
In last 24 hours in Tamil Nadu:
A) 11 illegal Bangladeshis were arrested in Coimbatore.
B) 2 illegal Bangladeshis were arrested in Dindigul.
A month ago, Erode district court sentenced 18 Bangladeshis to 2 years of imprisonment for illegal stay.
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When police conducted a search at Ranganathapuram on College Road in Tirupur following a tip-off, they found Yasinmiya, Nupur Khatun, Mohammad Tuhin, and Mohammad Ismail were staying illegally under the pretext of being guest workers from West Bengal.
During interrogation, they informed the police that a few others were also staying in the city illegally. Taking that lead, police conducted searches at Muthalipalayam and Vijayapuram and detained the other nine. All 13 have been transferred to a refugee camp in Salem.
Hindu Munnani, in a statement, appreciated and thanked the TN police for arresting illegal Bangladeshi nationals from Tamil Nadu regularly. Kudos to their job. We expect each and every police station in the state should carry out similar operations in their jurisdictional limits to find out if there are any Bangladeshi nationals or Rohingya Muslims staying without any documents. They should keep tight vigil on them. We suggest a special team headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police rank officer should be formed to keep them under the radar. We urge the authorities to undertake an NRC enumeration exercise immediately in Tamil Nadu and deport Bangladeshi and other foreign nationals if found staying.”
திருப்பூரில் வங்கதேசத்தவர் 13 பேர் கைது…
தொடர்ந்து தமிழகத்தில் சட்டவிரோதமாக குடியேறிய வங்க தேசத்தினர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு கொண்டிருக்கின்றார்கள். இதற்கு இந்து முன்னணி சார்பில் பாராட்டுகளை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.
அதேவேளையில் தொடர்ந்து தமிழகத்தில் சட்டவிரோதமாக குடியேறியுள்ள வங்க… pic.twitter.com/JsldM9IQAc
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) February 5, 2026
Earlier in January, acting on specific information about the illegal stay of foreigners, Q branch sleuths conducted surprise raids in a locality at Annur. They inspected the residential quarters and rental rooms occupied by migrant workers and verified their identity documents.
During the search, the police identified 11 Bangladeshi nationals who could not produce valid passports or visas. They were taken to the police station for questioning. Preliminary investigations revealed that they had reached Tamil Nadu via the sea route some days ago to work in a private mill at Annur.
The police have launched a manhunt for the agents who facilitated their illegal entry. The 11 Bangladesh nationals have been lodged in the district jail in Salem, which is a designated special camp for Bangladeshi nationals awaiting deportation.
Tirupur is known for knitwear and hosiery, a ready-made garment manufacturing hub. It is suspected that they were illegally offered shelter by local religious leaders, who are suspected to have kept religious interests above national interests and security.
Locals argue that this is not merely an arrest of 13 Bangladeshis but that the ecosystem facilitating them from the origination point to the destination could be a huge network and supply chain mechanism, and religious and political support needs to be exposed. In addition, citizens must be vigilant in identifying and reporting to the police authorities, who are expected to follow further with detect, detain and deport mechanisms to keep the infiltrators out of national borders.
In an unconnected incident, on February 5, 2026, Kerala Police intercepted a pickup van and seized a massive cache of explosives, including approximately 18,000 gelatin sticks and 4,800 detonators, concealed beneath a consignment of watermelons. The van left with explosives from Tirupur to Thrissur in Kerala. The explosives were concealed under watermelon fruits.
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பாலக்காடு பகுதியில் போலீசார் சோதனை செய்தபோது தர்பூசணி பழங்களுக்கு அடியில் வைத்து கடத்தப்பட்ட டெட்டனேட்டர், ஜெலட்டின்… pic.twitter.com/vbYfWCYRul
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There have been such seizures in the past, leaving a question mark on how such a huge quantity was procured and for what purpose it was being sent to Kerala. The elections are fast approaching in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Whether they are meant for any anti-national activities or to sabotage the electoral process will be known only after probe agencies complete their investigation.
