Ahmedabad's Crime Branch detained 61 Bangladeshi nationals on Monday, November 2, in a targeted verification operation carried out across several parts of the city ahead of the Diwali festival, officials said. Of roughly 100 people initially apprehended on suspicion, 61 were confirmed as Bangladeshi citizens.

Source: Nation Press

A significant proportion of those detained were found living in slum settlements in Danilimda, Narol, Odhav and Nikol. ACP (in-charge) of the Crime Branch, S S Ninama, said most of those held were engaged in masonry, domestic work and other forms of daily-wage labour. Police said the drive was mounted on human intelligence and technical inputs after a period of intensive information gathering.

Source: Nation Press

61Bangladeshi nationals detained
~100People initially apprehended in the drive
4Ahmedabad areas named — Danilimda, Narol, Odhav, Nikol

No forged Indian documents were recovered from the detained individuals; most were carrying documents issued in Bangladesh, police said. Officials added that no specific agent or trafficking network responsible for bringing the group to the city has been identified so far.

Source: Nation Press

All 61 detained nationals are being transferred to the Gujarat Illegal Immigrant Centre (GIIC) for further proceedings, after which deportation procedures will be initiated, according to police. Mirror Now reported that the detentions followed coordinated raids across multiple zones and that legal proceedings to facilitate deportation are in progress. The Crime Branch said verification drives and legal action against illegally staying foreign nationals would continue in the coming days.

Source: Mirror Now