Two illegal Bangladeshi nationals—a father and son—have been apprehended by the Versova police for allegedly entering India by swimming across the Padma river in a manner akin to how Shariful Islam, the alleged attacker of actor Saif Ali Khan, crossed the Dawki river seven months ago. The authorities discovered that both individuals worked for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on a contractual basis.

The accused, Bukhtiyar Dosur Sheikh, 70, and his son, Moner, 35, were residing at Yari Road in Versova, Andheri West. They hail from Andulbaria village in the Jibannagar upazila of the Khulna division’s Chuadanga district in Dhaka. Investigations revealed security lapses along rivers at the India-Bangladesh border.