After a brief lull, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) attached to the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police have once again launched a crackdown aimed at flushing out illegal immigrants from the twin-city.
Acting on a tip-off, the police team, under the supervision of senior police inspector Sampatrao Patil, rounded up nine migrants, including two women suspected to be of Bangladeshi origin, from the Govind Nagar area of Mira Road. After the suspects failed to produce legitimate documents to authorise their stay in the country, they were arrested and booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Passport Act and Foreigners Act, the police said while also warning those who employ staff, especially construction workers and domestic help, without verifying credentials.
“While efforts are on to track down those facilitating illegal trafficking, we are also checking if more such immigrants are staying in this area,” said an investigating officer.
