Mumbai,

28 June (HS): Seven Bangladeshi nationals, six of whom are women, were detained

by police in various parts of Mumbai and Pune on Saturday for unlawfully

residing in the country, according to an official. A MIDC police squad nabbed

Bayajid Khan (24), who had entered India through Guwahati, Assam and was

staying in Palghar, earlier this week, according to an official.

He

said Khan, who worked in the western neighborhood of Andheri, informed the

police that he had helped six Bangladeshi women get housing and jobs in Pune

and Mumbai. According to the information, police apprehended five ladies from

Pune and one from Mumbai, and a complaint is also being filed against a guy who

rented a flat to the women in Pune.

He

stated that the ladies worked at beauty salons, with some also working as

maids. The accused utilized a prohibited

app to contact with their relatives and family members in Bangladesh. The

suspects, Bayajid Shaikh (24), Nasrin Begam (38), Rojina Akhtar (39), Kakoli

Akhtar (25), Roma Begam (31), Pakhi Hussain (25) and Kohinoor Akhtar (26), have

been remanded in judicial prison, according to an official.

According

to the authorities, Shaikh was responsible for transporting Bangladeshi women

to several Indian locations without any legal papers. Since January of this

year, 373 FIRs have been launched against Bangladeshi nationals, with 589

detained, 532 deported, and 237 convicted, according to officials.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi