Overview

• Police raided Hotel Dream Inn in Marol on October 1 after intelligence inputs and detained nine women from Uganda and Kenya for alleged visa overstays.
• The Women’s Police unit took custody of the detainees, and officers say deportation proceedings have been initiated or are being prepared.
• Powai Police registered a case over regulatory failures, flagging missing mandatory ‘C’ Form entries for foreign guests at the hotel.
• Free Press Journal reported the hotel is owned by Vinod Bacchav and managed by Mahesh Bhujbalrao, and Indian Express said 15 women from Uganda, Kenya, and Vietnam were found, with nine overstaying.
• Local outlets published differing lists of the detainees’ names, and Mumbai Police said multiple stations and senior officials oversaw the operation.