Goa: Six Bangladeshis detained for staying illegally

PANAJI: Continuing their drive against foreigners staying illegally in the state, Goa police on Tuesday detained six Bangladeshis from Ponda. They were involved in a scrap business and were staying without any valid documents. Of the six, one woman was staying in Marcel.
Goa police PRO and SP (ANC) Shobhit Saksena said the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) had received information that a few people, suspected to be Bangladesh nationals, were staying illegally in Ponda and working as scrap dealers.
“Ponda PI verified the information and found it to be true. The six persons were then detained for not having travel documents,” Saksena said, adding, “FRRO has passed restriction order and is processing for deportation.”
He said the Bangladeshis entered the state around two years back, but how they came is yet to be verified.
Stating that they have valid bank accounts in the state, Saksena said that the detained persons have produced some identity documents, verification of which is in process.
Last week, Eighteen Ugandan women illegally staying in the state were sent to the Detention Centre at Mapusa for blacklisting and deportation.