'Hands Tied, Escorted Amid Tight Security': Around 250 Bangladeshi Illegal Immigrants Deported To Dhaka Via Special Plane From Vadodara

Vadodara: Around 250 Bangladesh nationals residing in Gujarat were deported to Dhaka on a special plane on Thursday, July 3. These illegal immigrants were escorted to the plane amid tight security and their hands were reportedly tied with a rope. The deportation took place from Vadodara Air Force Station via a special flight, reported Gujarat Samachar. Heavy security arrangements were made at the airport.

An image of handcuffed Bangladeshi nationals is going viral on social media. They were reportedly handcuffed to avoid any untoward incident during transit. In the past two months, over 1,200 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals were deported, reported the media house.

According to reports, a large number of Bangladeshi immigrants have settled in prominent cities of the state, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot. In the past few weeks, authorities, including local police, have been carrying out a drive to identify illegal immigrants. Many of these people reportedly used fake PAN and Aadhaar cards.

Last month, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi announced that state police had apprehended 200 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals over the past few days, and legal proceedings are being conducted.

On June 14, in a successful joint operation, the Southern Command Military Intelligence Unit and Kondhwa Police Station of Pune City Police apprehended four illegal immigrants from Bangladesh residing in a labour camp near Punyadham Ashram Road, Notting Hill Society, Pune.

The operation was conducted on June 13, following specific intelligence received by Military Intelligence about the presence of undocumented foreign nationals at a labour site in the Kondhwa area. Based on the input, a team was quickly formed with local police and a surprise raid was carried out at the identified location.