As many as 160 Bangladeshi nationals<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/bengaluru-illegal-immigration-crackdown-31-bangladeshi-nationals-brought-to-malda-deportation-process-initiated-23648005" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> living illegally in Bengaluru</a> and neighbouring districts have been deported to their country, following completion of legal formalities, police said on Thursday.
The deportation operation was jointly coordinated by the police and the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO).
According to Bengaluru <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/who-is-deven-bharti-appointed-as-special-police-commissioner-of-mumbai-23263854" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Police Commissioner</a> Seemant Kumar Singh, the deportation process happened on Wednesday.
After coordinating with the Indian Air Force, these illegal migrants were deported by a special flight. The FRRO coordinated with the BSF, the officer said.
The individuals were detained from Bellandur, Begur, Varthur, Bande Palya and Marathahalli, while seven others were detained from Chikkamagaluru and Gadag districts, police said.
They were flown from Bengaluru and taken to the national border, where they were handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF), officials said.
A police officer said that after receiving repeated complaints about illegal Bangladeshis <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/ahead-of-karnataka-bandh-dk-shivakumar-vows-to-protect-states-cauvery-interests-23642889" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">staying in Karnataka</a>, especially in key areas of Bengaluru, police conducted verification drives at various places.
The verification was carried out at locations, including sheds and camps, and those found to be foreign nationals without valid documents were first sent to detention centres before being deported after completion of legal procedures, the officer said.
Police said the operation also involved ensuring that those deported do not return to the country illegally.
The Electronic City division police had recently deported 31 Bangladeshi nationals through Kolkata, they said.
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