Overview
- The city police relocated and made operational a transit centre for foreign detainees at the Jogipet sub-jail in Sangareddy district.
- Officials said twelve people, including nine men and three women from Sudan, Nigeria, Uganda and Cameroon, are held there pending deportation.
- The centre houses people accused of illegal stay, visa breaches or crimes such as human trafficking, drug offenses and cyber fraud.
- Deportations move ahead after travel papers and clearances from the External Affairs and Home ministries, with transfers by air or at border points under police escort.
- Since 2018, Hyderabad facilities have handled 196 foreign detainees, and police report 184 deportations completed after due process.