Acting on a specific tip-off, senior officers from the Faraskhana Police Station and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) carried out a targeted operation in the red-light district on Friday. The women detained were found to be living in India illegally without valid documentation
The operation also revealed the involvement of several traffickers who arranged their illegal entry and stay in India. Representational Pic
In a major crackdown on illegal immigration and human trafficking in Maharashtra, the Pune City Police arrested five Bangladeshi women from the Budhwar Peth red-light in Maharashtra's Pune district, officials said.
Acting on a specific tip-off, senior officers from the Faraskhana Police Station and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) carried out a targeted operation in the red-light district on Friday. The women detained were found to be living in India illegally without valid documentation, according to the news agency ANI.
Preliminary investigation revealed they arrived in India unlawfully from Bangladesh, pretended to be residents of West Bengal, and came to Pune to engage in prostitution. The women, aged between 20 and 28, had been using false identity documents to remain in India.
The operation also revealed the involvement of several traffickers who arranged their illegal entry and stay in India. Police have registered cases under relevant sections of the Immigration Act, Passport Act, and Human Trafficking laws, as per ANI.
The investigation is being carried out under the supervision of senior officials, with further efforts underway to identify and apprehend the trafficking network operating across borders.
Indian fishermen detained by Bangladesh; increasing maritime arrests spark diplomatic efforts
Amid all the chaos that has been going on with the neighbouring countries, thirty-four Indian fishermen, along with two of their Indian fishing trawlers, have been apprehended by Bangladeshi authorities. The two fishing trawlers FB Jhor and FB MaMagalChandi have been apprehended by Bangladesh authorities near Mongla for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in Bangladeshi territorial waters, sources said on Friday.
As reported by the news agency ANI, the incident took place on the intervening night of July 14-15. Sources have also confirmed that the matter was taken up with the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh as soon as information about the incident was received, as reported by ANI.
One of the sources also informed that, "As soon as information about the incident was received, our High Commission in Bangladesh took up the matter with Bangladeshi authorities through diplomatic channels seeking immediate consular access," as cited by news agency ANI.
(With ANI inputs)
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