Overview
- Juleka Jamal Shaikh, 38, was detained on January 5 near the Gateway of India after a tip-off, and Colaba Police registered a case under the Foreigners Act.
- Bilqis Begum Siramiya Aktar, about 30, was arrested on January 7 in Cuffe Parade during a joint ATS and local police raid that seized a phone containing her Bangladeshi ID images as digital evidence.
- Both women had been deported in August 2025 via the West Bengal border, and police say they returned using the jungle route at Ghojadanga in North 24 Parganas.
- Officials report that the women have been lodged in Byculla women’s prison and will face trial for unauthorized entry and stay, with deportation expected after any sentence.
- FIRs have been filed at Colaba and Cuffe Parade stations under the Foreigners Act and related rules as investigators work to map re-entry routes and identify possible facilitators.