Archive · 23 Aug 2026
21 Detained Bangladeshis from Mangaluru to Be Handed Over
Police in Mangaluru detained 21 people identified as Bangladeshi nationals.
The detentions happened during police checks at construction sites in July.
Police suspect the people may have entered or stayed illegally.
A team of 30 police officers will escort them to West Bengal.
They will travel first by bus to Bengaluru.
From there, they will take a train to Malda on August 23.
The group is expected to be handed over to the Border Security Force by August 26.
Police also arrested three people accused of helping bring the Bangladeshi nationals to Mangaluru.
Mangaluru police detained 21 Bangladeshi nationals during July operations targeting suspected illegal immigrants.
A 30-member police team will escort the detainees from Mangaluru to West Bengal.
The team will travel by bus to Bengaluru and then by train to Malda on August 23.
The detainees are expected to be handed over to the Border Security Force by August 26.
Police also arrested three alleged middlemen from West Bengal accused of facilitating their movement to Mangaluru.
- Who
- Mangaluru police detained 21 Bangladeshi nationals and arrested three alleged facilitators from West Bengal.
- What
- The 21 detainees will be escorted to West Bengal and handed over to the Border Security Force for further action.
- When
- The escort team is scheduled to leave by bus before taking a train on August 23; the handover is expected by August 26. The identifying operations occurred in July.
- Where
- The detainees were identified at construction sites across Mangaluru and are being taken via Bengaluru to Malda in West Bengal.
- Why
- The action is part of a deportation process involving people police identified as suspected illegal immigrants.
- Detainees
- 21 Bangladeshi nationals
- Escorting personnel
- 30 police personnel
- Transit route
- Mangaluru to Bengaluru by bus, then by train to Malda in West Bengal
- Scheduled train date
- August 23
- Expected handover
- By August 26
- July operation
- Police identified suspected illegal immigrants at construction sites in Mangaluru
- Other arrests
- Three alleged middlemen from West Bengal were arrested