How illegal immigrants from Bangladesh sneaked their way into Andhra Pradesh

The illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, who had been arrested by Andhra Pradesh police from two railway stations within the State just lately, allegedly sneaked into the nation by way of drainage pipes on the Indo-Bangladesh border, the investigation officers have mentioned.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the police arrested eight illegal immigrants from Rajamahendravaram and Vijayawada railway stations just a few days in the past. The police obtained data from the intelligence officers that some Bangladeshi nationals had gained illegal entry into India and had been travelling within the Howrah-Chennai Mail and Howrah-Vascodagama Amaravati Express trains.

Now, investigation is underneath way to determine whether or not there are any drainage pipes alongside the worldwide border as claimed by the arrested immigrants, or they gained entry into India by way of some underground passages.

The Bangladesh nationals allegedly crossed the borders after the restrictions imposed in the course of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic had been relaxed. They reportedly settled down at completely different locations in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and different States, and have been working as every day wagers within the development sector since then.

Fake id playing cards

The investigation officers say that many illegal immigrants wouldn’t have passports, however, they’ve pretend voter IDs, Aadhaar and PAN playing cards which carry false addresses from Karnataka and different States. The intelligence officers, in the course of the investigation, noticed {that a} dealer from Bangladesh, who has settled in West Bengal, had organized the pretend Aadhaar, PAN and different id playing cards for the illegal immigrants.

The police which made the arrests from the Rajamahendravaram railway station noticed that the arrested Bangladeshi nationals weren’t utilizing android telephones. The seized cellphones can be despatched to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to hint the contacts of the illegal immigrants, they mentioned.

Meanwhile, the Vijayawada and Rajamahendravaram police have apprised the Ministry of External Affairs, Bangladesh Embassy and the Indian Embassy in Dhaka of the arrests. They are planning to file petitions within the courts, searching for police custody of the immigrants.

The police mentioned many illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, in teams, allegedly crossed the worldwide border and entered West Bengal in the course of the night time and the brokers in each the international locations (Bangladesh and in India) offered them shelter and organized the pretend id playing cards. Now, the police are attempting to determine the railway station from which the Bangladeshi nationals had booked their tickets.