New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Delhi Police said it has uncovered a large-scale illegal immigration racket involving Bangladeshi nationals and arrested four people, including two persons from the neighbouring country who allegedly entered India illegally, an official said on Thursday. The other two arrested are accused of facilitating the Bangladeshi nationals' unlawful immigration and document fabrication. The immigration racket involved handlers in Bangladesh and India who handled transportation and others in India who helped forge fake documents for their stay in India.
Police have also seized fake Aadhaar and PAN cards, Indian passport applications, and other documents. Police said they have also discovered "donkey routes" via Meghalaya and Assam in the border states that the two foreign nationals used. Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range) Sanjay Kumar Jain said Delhi Police has apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals -- Bilal Hosen and his wife Sapna -- along with two Indian nationals -- Aminur Ishlam and Ashish Mehra.
Investigation revealed that a well-organised network facilitated the illegal entry of Bangladeshi nationals into India, Jain said. The immigrants, guided by the Bangladeshi handlers, crossed the jungle border between Durgapur in Bangladesh and Baghmara in Meghalaya on foot. "Indian handlers then transported them to Krishnai and New Bongaigaon railway stations in Assam before they continued their journey to metropolitan cities like Delhi and Kolkata," the Jo.
