Delhi Police Deport 71 Undocumented Migrants From Dwarka
Acting on tips of visa overstays, authorities transferred the detainees to the FRRO for deportation, triggering criminal background checks.
Overview
- Seventy-one individuals detained in May included 47 Bangladeshis, 17 Rohingyas and seven Nigerians.
- The Special Staff unit led deportations with 38 cases, followed by Uttam Nagar station’s 24, the Anti-Narcotics Cell’s six, Chhawla’s two and one by AATS.
- Authorities launched coordinated raids across multiple Dwarka sectors after receiving intelligence on visa overstays.
- Most detainees were found living in slum clusters and are now undergoing criminal background verifications.
- Police have dispatched teams to West Bengal to identify local networks connected to the detainees.