Over 1,000 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants detained in Gujarat, deportation efforts underway

Ahmedabad: Over 1,000 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, including women and children, have been detained during search operations in Ahmedabad and Surat, Gujarat, with efforts underway to deport them.

Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi said on Saturday that at least 890 Bangladeshis were detained in Ahmedabad and 134 in Surat, marking the Gujarat Police’s largest operation of its kind so far.

Sanghvi warned illegal immigrants living in Gujarat to surrender to the police voluntarily, failing which they would be caught and deported. He also cautioned that legal action would be taken against those providing shelter to illegal immigrants.