Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Mumbai Police Detain Seven Suspected Bangladeshis in Nalasopara Raid
Police in Mumbai detained seven people during a raid before sunrise on Thursday.
The raid happened at a home in Nalasopara East.
The group included one man, four women and two very young children.
Police said early evidence suggested they were from Bangladesh.
Police also said the group may have entered India without official permission.
The group gave an address in Khulna district, Bangladesh.
Authorities have started a process to deport them.
The article does not report the result of that process.
Juhu police’s anti-terrorism cell detained seven people in a pre-dawn raid on Thursday.
The raid took place around 1 a.m. at Jay Jivdani Chawl in Moregaon Talav, Nalasopara East.
The group included one man, four women and two children, aged three and 18 months.
Police said initial evidence suggested the group were Bangladeshi nationals who entered India without official permission.
The group gave their native addresses as Puthimari village in Bangladesh’s Khulna district; authorities began deportation proceedings.
- Who
- Juhu police’s anti-terrorism cell detained seven suspected Bangladeshi nationals, including two children.
- What
- Police detained the group and began deportation proceedings.
- When
- Around 1 a.m. on Thursday.
- Where
- Jay Jivdani Chawl in Moregaon Talav, Nalasopara East, Palghar district.
- Why
- Police said confidential information prompted the raid and that initial evidence suggested the group had entered India without official permission.
- Number detained
- Seven
- Group composition
- One man, four women and two children
- Children’s ages
- Three years and 18 months
- Raid time
- Around 1 a.m. on Thursday
- Raid location
- Jay Jivdani Chawl, Moregaon Talav, Nalasopara East
- Address given by group
- Puthimari village, Khulna district, Bangladesh
- Next step
- Authorities have begun deportation proceedings