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Updated On: 26 October, 2009 07:41 AM IST | | Shailesh Bhatia
Shailesh Bhatia on why keeping an eye on firangs with criminal records is a big headache
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Shailesh Bhatia on why keeping an eye on firangs with criminal records is a big headache
Keeping a tab on foreigners with criminal records has not only become one of the biggest headaches for the Mumbai police in recent times, but it has also emerged as a security risk for the city.
Most tainted foreigners cannot be deported in time due to inadequate immigration papers.
Since the city doesn't have any deportation centre, the police have to let them go once they serve their sentence (See They stay at...). In most cases, the criminals disappear while deportation papers are being processed.
Countless cases
It is estimated that the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) of the Mumbai police and the Crime Branch handle about five new cases of foreigners committing crimes every day.
The number of illegal immigrants who disappear after serving prison terms is virtually unaccounted for.
DCP Nisar Tamboli (Crime Branch) explained that such accused enter the country on a three-month tourist visa. They destroy their passports to wipe out their last real identification the moment they exit
the airport.
Keeping a tab on foreigners with criminal records has not only become one of the biggest headaches for the Mumbai police in recent times, but it has also emerged as a security risk for the city.
Most tainted foreigners cannot be deported in time due to inadequate immigration papers.
Since the city doesn't have any deportation centre, the police have to let them go once they serve their sentence (See They stay at...). In most cases, the criminals disappear while deportation papers are being processed.
Countless cases
It is estimated that the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) of the Mumbai police and the Crime Branch handle about five new cases of foreigners committing crimes every day.
The number of illegal immigrants who disappear after serving prison terms is virtually unaccounted for.
DCP Nisar Tamboli (Crime Branch) explained that such accused enter the country on a three-month tourist visa. They destroy their passports to wipe out their last real identification the moment they exit
the airport.
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