The Ahmedabad police's Special Operations Group (SOG) has detained 18 Bangladeshi nationals who were staying and working in different parts of the Gujarat city without any valid documents, police said on Friday.
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch as well as the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) recently directed the city SOG to take action against Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in the city, said a release by the SOG.
Upon getting the instructions, the special unit formed five teams and arrested 18 Bangladeshi nationals from different parts of the city such as Bapunagar, Odhav, Isanpur and Chanakyapuri, during the last couple of days, said the release.
Preliminary probe has revealed these 18 men, in the age-group of 20 to 40 years, entered the country via India-Bangladesh border illegally some time back and were staying in Gujarat's commercial hub without any legal permit or registration, it said.
While most of them worked as daily labourers, some had taken up jobs as tailors, masons or factory workers. The SOG has initiated a detailed probe to find out if they were involved in any criminal activities here, it said.
The crackdown on illegal migrants came weeks after the Gujarat ATS claimed to have busted an Al Qaeda module and arrested four members who hailed from Bangladesh and have been living illegally in Ahmedabad.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Elon Musk Faces Backlash After 'No Limit' Interview With Trump
Watch: 2 Dogs, 2 Lions, And An Almost-Fight In Gujarat He Headed Fire Department After Rajkot Tragedy, Gets Arrested For Bribery Adani Foundation Gets 'Van Pandit Award' for Planting Over 1.7 Lakh Trees In Gujarat Vandalism At Kolkata Hospital Where Doctor Was Raped, Tear Gas Fired 150 mg Semen In Kolkata Doctor's Body, Suspect Gang-Rape: Parents To Court 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing Pics: PM Modi Sports Rajasthani Leheriya Turban At Independence Day Event "Vocal For Local Has Become A Mantra": PM Modi's Independence Day Speech Trump Speaks With Netanyahu Over Gaza Truce And Hostage Deal: Report Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.