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Seven Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Perundurai, Erode, for staying without valid documentation following a police raid on Sunday (5 January 2025) night. Acting on a tip-off, the Perundurai police, along with the Central Intelligence Wing, searched a house in Vallipurathanpalayam and found the individuals, who were engaged in construction work, lacking proper travel documents.
A case was registered against them under Section 3(2)(e) r/w 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946. They were produced in court and subsequently lodged in Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai the next day.
Police and central agency officials also conducted surprise raids in nearby areas, including Veppampalayam and other parts of Perundurai taluk, targeting workers from northern India and Bangladesh. The arrested individuals are being interrogated to determine if they were involved in any criminal activities.
Similar Arrest In June 2024
In June 2024, Erode district police arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals in Panikkampalayam, Perundurai, for residing in India without valid documents. Acting on a tip-off about undocumented foreign workers among laborers in the SIPCOT industrial complex, police conducted a probe and detained 13 individuals, including two women.
Following an investigation, seven individuals were confirmed to lack essential documents such as passports or visas and were subsequently arrested. The remaining six claimed to possess proper documentation and were given time to produce them.
The arrested individuals, employed as daily wage laborers in a private company, were also found with confiscated Aadhaar cards issued in India.
Assam CM Warning
On 1 January 2025, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned about a surge in illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi workers into India, driven by the collapse of Bangladesh’s textile industry following political unrest and the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. Sarma accused sections of Tamil Nadu’s textile industry of incentivizing this influx by employing low-wage Bangladeshi laborers. Highlighting daily detections of infiltrators at Assam and Tripura borders, Sarma called for stricter action against industrial houses exploiting the situation. He revealed that the issue had been discussed with Home Minister Amit Shah and emphasized Assam’s pushback policy to curb illegal migration.
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