As many as 26 people from China and India have been arrested by Singaporean authorities for alleged immigration offences of overstaying their allowed terms in the country. In an island-wide operation conducted on Tuesday, the offenders were arrested. Under the Immigration Act, the penalties for overstaying or illegal entry are a jail term of up to six months plus a minimum of three strokes of the cane, while the penalties for illegal departure is a fine of up to 2,000 dollars, a jail term of up to six months, or both, the ICA said. Investigations are still ongoing into accusations against those arrested, who are aged between 26 to 62 years old, for overstaying their allowed entry into Singapore.