272 illegal foreigners deported from Bengaluru

Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) deported 272 foreigners residing illegally in Bengaluru. 

The operation, conducted between March 18 & April 4, targeted pockets of Bengaluru, including Channasandra, Kengeri, Bommanahalli and Attibele. 

The group comprising 168 men, 94 women and 12 children included citizens from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda. Investigations revealed most were employed as daily wage labourers and domestic helps. 

The CCB said it dismantled a three-tier human trafficking network involving middlemen.

This syndicate operated across borders; one agent gathered migrants in Bangladesh, a second facilitated illegal border crossings into India and a third managed housing and employment in Bengaluru. Two key middlemen based in the city have been arrested.