Illegal immigration nexus busted in Delhi, 11 arrested

Delhi Police on Tuesday busted a gang involved in the illegal immigration of Bangladeshi citizens. Addressing a press conference, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Delhi, Ankit Chauhan said that 11 people have been arrested who were involved in this case. He said, the arrested individuals created fake documents through a fraudulent website, enabling the Bangladeshi nationals to stay in the country illegally. Chouhan also said that the police have arrested five Bangladeshi citizens and six other people who helped them in getting fake Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and voter ID cards.The police got a clue of the illegal operation after a murder in Sangam Vihar, where the victim had been involved in making fake Aadhar cards for Bangladeshi immigrants."The illegal immigrants used jungle routes and express trains to enter Indian territory," Chauhan said.

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During the operation, the police recovered 21 fake Aadhaar cards, six PAN cards, and four voter IDs.The police have been conducting door-to-door verification, document checks, and interrogations in various parts of the national capital.Police teams are also exploring cross-border connections and have deployed personnel to Bangladesh for further investigation.The drive is a door-to-door checking campaign that started on December 11 and will continue for two months. So far, 1,500 such migrants have been identified by the Delhi Police in the national capital.