Overview
- Versova police in Mumbai arrested 25 Bangladeshi nationals near Yari Road, with officials reporting that 21 of those detained are transgender persons and that multiple Indian and Bangladeshi identity documents were seized.
- Police say the Mumbai group entered India years ago via routes through Kolkata and Mizoram before reaching Mumbai, and deportation procedures for all 25 have been initiated.
- Bengaluru police conducted a citywide verification operation that questioned over 2,000 people in a day, detaining groups in areas including K. Channasandra and near Bellahalli for document checks, with at least one Indian citizen later released after verification.
- Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara announced a statewide drive to identify visa overstays and undocumented residents, directing district-level searches in coordination with the FRRO and local police.
- In Goa, six Bangladeshi nationals were deported through a coordinated FRRO–BSF handover, taking the state’s total to 35 deportations of Bangladeshi nationals since January 2025.