Mumbai Crime Branch Strikes Again: 3 Bangladeshis Convicted in Forgery and Illegal Entry Case

Mumbai, Pune: In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, three Bangladeshi nationals have been convicted for illegally entering India and obtaining fraudulent Indian citizenship documents. The trio, identified as Mohammed Shaid Aakas Ali Shaikh, Chandal Husain Ali Sardar, and Firdaus Mohammed Qasim Gazi, were detained in Chembur after a Crime Branch-led raid.

The case emerged after the Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU), headed by Police Inspector Milind Kathe, acted on confidential information and traced the three men. Authorities found they had entered India illegally and used forged documents to secure Indian citizenship. Charged with multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, including forgery (Sections 465, 468, 471) and violations under the Passport (Entry into India) Act and the Foreigners Act, the men were sentenced to one year in prison, fined, and will be deported once they serve their sentences.

The operation is part of a wider initiative by the Mumbai Crime Branch to curb illegal infiltration, particularly from Bangladesh. Since the start of the year, 28 cases have been registered, resulting in the arrest of 42 Bangladeshi nationals. The Crime Branch has also seized fake identity documents and passports from those arrested, underscoring the severity of the ongoing crackdown.

In a related development, Pune city police arrested 34-year-old Ehsan Hafiz Shaikh, a Bangladeshi national, for residing illegally in India for over 20 years. His arrest followed suspicion by activists from the Patit Pavan Sanghatna and led to an investigation by the Swargate police.

Mumbai's crime-fighting efforts are being supervised by top officials, including Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Lakhmi Gautam and DCP Datta Nalawade, who commended the team's swift actions in tackling illegal immigration.