Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Thane Court Acquits Man, Convicts Wife for Illegal Immigration
A court in Thane, India, made a decision about a man and his wife.
The man was accused of kidnapping a woman from West Bengal.
The court said there was not enough proof, so he was found not guilty.
The woman who was supposed to be the victim never came to court to tell her story.
The man's wife was also in trouble, but for a different reason.
Police found that she was from Bangladesh and did not have the right papers to live in India.
The court said she broke the rules about passports and foreigners.
She was sent to prison for about two years.
After she finishes her sentence, she will be sent back to Bangladesh.
The court also said the police made some mistakes during their investigation.
The Thane Sessions Court acquitted Anisur @ Anichur Panchu Mulla of kidnapping and wrongful confinement charges.
His wife, Letunejera @ Muskan Anisur Mulla, was convicted for illegally entering and residing in India as a Bangladeshi national without valid documents.
Muskan was sentenced to 24 months and 19 days of rigorous imprisonment with a Rs 500 fine on each of two convictions, to run concurrently.
The court ordered her deportation to Bangladesh through the Bangladesh Embassy after completion of her sentence.
The court cited the alleged victim's failure to testify and procedural lapses in the police investigation as reasons for the acquittal.
- Who
- Anisur @ Anichur Panchu Mulla (48) and his wife Letunejera @ Muskan Anisur Mulla (27), tried before the Thane Sessions Court.
- What
- The man was acquitted of kidnapping and wrongful confinement, while his wife was convicted for illegally entering and residing in India and ordered deported to Bangladesh.
- When
- Judgment delivered after a trial stemming from an FIR filed in September 2018 and a raid on the night of September 24-25, 2018.
- Where
- Thane Sessions Court; the raid took place at Room No. 708, Gaji Mahal Tower, Thakurpada, Mumbra, Thane.
- Why
- The alleged victim was not examined in court, weakening the kidnapping case, while evidence showed the wife entered India without valid travel documents.
- Court
- Thane Sessions Court
- Acquitted
- Anisur @ Anichur Panchu Mulla (48)
- Convicted
- Letunejera @ Muskan Anisur Mulla (27)
- Conviction Charges
- Sections 3(A) and 6(A) of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920; Section 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946
- Sentence
- 24 months and 19 days rigorous imprisonment, sentences to run concurrently
- Fine
- Rs 500 on each of the two convictions
- Deportation
- To Bangladesh via the Bangladesh Embassy after completion of sentence
- FIR Date
- September 2018