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This is an archive article published on September 13, 2023
7 illegal Bangladeshi migrants held in Surat
The police said the migrants made fake documents and were staying in Surat for the last two years.
Surat Prevention of Crime branch personnel along with Special Operation Group officials of the police caught the seven illegal migrants from the Udhna area in the city. (Representational Photo)
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7 illegal Bangladeshi migrants held in Surat
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The Surat police arrested seven illegal Bangladeshi migrants including three women Wednesday. They were allegedly employed in various spas in the city and were involved in prostitution.
Acting on a specific input, the Surat Prevention of Crime branch personnel along with Special Operation Group officials of the police caught the seven illegal migrants from the Udhna area in the city. The police said the migrants made fake documents and were staying in Surat for the last two years.
They added that the main agent who facilitated the Bangladeshis to get jobs in Surat is among the seven arrested. He used to charge Rs 90,000 from each person as his commission.
Police Inspector R S Suvera said, “Those arrested hail from different districts of Bangladesh. The agent knew the poor financial condition of these illegal migrants and convinced their families to send them to Surat to earn a living. These illegal immigrants were brought to Surat by train from Kolkata. One more accused is absconding and a search is on to nab him.”
Documents such as fake Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, photocopies of Bangladeshi passports, Bangladesh National Identity Cards, and birth certificates, among others, have been seized from the accused.
All the accused have been charged under Sections 465 (forgery), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), and 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record) of the Indian Penal Code and under various sections of the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act.
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