Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Mumbai Police Deport 1001 Bangladeshis in 2023
This year, Mumbai police sent back over 1000 Bangladeshis who were living in India illegally.
This is much more than the previous years.
They are finding these people at construction sites and deporting them directly or through courts.
This happened more often after a Bangladeshi man attacked a famous Indian actor earlier this year.
Over 1000 Bangladeshi nationals deported from Mumbai in 2023
6 times more than 2022, 16 times more than 2021
Crackdown includes direct deportations and court-ordered removals
Immigrants often transported to Assam-Bangladesh border via IAF
Crackdown intensified after Saif Ali Khan attack in January
- Who
- Mumbai Police, Bangladeshi nationals
- What
- Deported illegal immigrants
- When
- January to November 2023
- Where
- Mumbai, India to Bangladesh
- Why
- Crackdown on illegal immigration
Pro-deportation
Pro-immigrant rights
Crackdown on illegal immigration
Pro-deportation
Important to maintain national security and enforce immigration laws
Pro-immigrant rights
Harsh crackdowns can lead to human rights abuses and unfair treatment of immigrants
- Total deported in 2023
- 1,001
- Total deported in 2022
- 160
- Total deported in 2021
- 60
- Cases registered in 2023
- 401
- Method of deportation
- Direct and court-ordered
