In a joint operation by Mumbai Police and the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC), two Ugandan women were taken into custody on Tuesday for residing in India without valid documents, reported the IANS.
The women have been identified as Nakayondo Rose, 37, and Kemigisa Proscovia, 26.
According to officials, both women had been living in Mumbai’s Kalina area for several years but did not possess valid visas or the legal paperwork required to stay in the country. Police acted after receiving intelligence that the duo had been overstaying for an extended period.
During the raid, the women were detained, and further questioning revealed they had continued to stay in India even after their permitted stay had expired. Legal proceedings under the Foreigners Act have now been initiated, and deportation formalities are underway in coordination with the concerned embassy and government departments, according to the IANS.
Part of a wider national crackdown
Authorities said this arrest is part of a broader effort by Indian police to track and deport foreign nationals residing illegally. Intelligence teams regularly monitor, verify and investigate suspected cases of overstaying, officials added.
Earlier this month, on March 6, five Nigerian nationals found to be living illegally in Delhi were deported as part of a similar operation led by Delhi Police.
In February, six Bangladeshi nationals were deported from Goa after being caught living without valid travel documents. The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Goa, along with the Border Security Force (BSF), handled their deportation in a coordinated effort, the news agency reported.
Large-scale operations in Mumbai
Mumbai police have also conducted other operations against illegal immigrants. On February 25, Versova Police arrested 25 Bangladeshi nationals in Andheri West’s Yari Road area. Among those detained were 21 transgender persons, two women and two men. Authorities said most of them had entered India illegally several years ago, often via Kolkata, before traveling through Delhi and Gujarat to reach Mumbai.
Police stressed that illegal overstaying adds pressure on local resources and infrastructure and strict enforcement of immigration laws is necessary to maintain law and order.
(With IANS Inputs)
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