20 Bangladeshis infiltrating India sentenced to rigorous imprisonment

The infiltrators arrested in January 2023

Pune – 20 Bangladeshi citizens infiltrating and residing in India without any valid documents have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 2 years under the Passport Act, and also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 2 years, 4 months and 15 days under the Foreign Law Section along with a fine of Rs 1,000. The District Court and Additional Sessions Judge U.P. Kulkarni convicted all the accused in this case.

The accused entered India at night on the India-Bangladesh border without carrying any valid passports or documents, eluding the patrol team. After that, they lived in a building in Budhwar Peth in ​Pune. On 9 January 2024, Shabina, Ikhlas Mulla and 19 other infiltrators were arrested.

A case was registered against the arrested infiltrators at Faraskhana Police Station. A case was filed against them in the Court under the Passport Act and the Foreign Law Section.

Editorial Perspective

Infiltration will stop only if the infiltrating Bangladeshi citizens are punished immediately and severely.