Overview
- Police said 23 people were picked up in Kanpur Dehat after two were intercepted in Delhi, with all found to be living without valid travel or residential documents.
- The detainees were moved to the MCD temporary detention centre at Sarai Kale Khan as the FRRO began formalities for deportation.
- Officers reported the group included women and five minors, and most were working as ragpickers, farm labourers or in other casual jobs.
- In a related South West District operation, three Bangladeshi nationals who entered on visas in 2025 but overstayed were detained in RK Puram, and they told police they had planned travel to Europe.
- The South East district cited 235 deportations of Bangladeshi nationals this year, indicating an ongoing multi-agency enforcement campaign.