Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has detained 61 suspected illegal immigrants, most of whom are believed to be Bangladeshi nationals, during a special operation conducted across the city ahead of Diwali.
According to the police, the detainees were allegedly living in India without valid documents. The authorities have initiated the legal process to deport them to their country.
Acting on intelligence inputs, police teams conducted simultaneous raids in several sensitive areas of Ahmedabad. The operation was aimed at identifying foreign nationals allegedly residing illegally in the country, according to a PTI report.
The Ahmedabad Police said legal proceedings to send all those detained back to their country had been initiated.
Ahmedabad Police have conducted similar operations in the past.
In April 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack, police detained more than 200 Bangladeshi nationals from the Chandola Lake area.
In October 2025, 17 Bangladeshi women were detained from rented houses in the Sola area, where they were allegedly living while concealing their identities.
India shares a 4,096.7-km international border with Bangladesh, along which authorities continue to face challenges related to illegal infiltration.
According to information provided by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in the Rajya Sabha on March 12, 2025, a total of 2,601 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended along the border between January 2024 and January 2025.
The highest number of apprehensions during this period was recorded in October 2024, when 331 Bangladeshi nationals were caught.