21 illegal Bangladeshis detained in Ramban
Jammu, August 3; Amid ongoing Amarnath Yatra, the Jammu and Kashmir Police detained 21 illegal immigrants from Bangladeshi in Ramban district’s Banihal area on Sunday night, said officials.
The group travelling in two commercial cabs was on its way to Kashmir in search of greener pastures.
“On 01/08/2026 at 1830hrs a group of 21 (twenty-one) Bangladeshi nationals, comprising men, women and minor children, were apprehended at Banihal, District Ramban, during checking,” said a police officer.
On verification, none of the apprehended persons could produce any valid identity document (Passport, Visa, or any other travel/identity document) establishing their lawful entry into or presence within Indian territory.
During preliminary questioning, the apprehended persons disclosed that they had crossed the international border into India through Assam, from where they travelled onward to Jammu by train. They further stated that they were proceeding towards Kashmir with the intention of seeking work/employment, he said.
During verification, the following 21 Bangladeshi nationals were identified as Imran Ahmed, S/o Asmat Ali, Age 18 years, Mustaqim Ahmed, S/o Babul Ahmed, Age 15 years, Shuhag Ahmed, S/o Sattar Mian, Age 17 years, Rabia Begum, W/o Shuman Ahmed, Age 22 years, Zaheer Ahmed, S/o Shuman Ahmed, Age 3½ years, Zaheen Ahmed, S/o Shuman Ahmed, Age 7 years, Leeza Begum, W/o Abu Tahir, Age 20 years, Fatima, D/o Abu Tahir, Age 6 years, Mohammad Faheem, S/o Abu Tahir, Age 2 years, Aqlima Begum, W/o Qais Ali, Age 18 years,
All R/o Raniganj,Sunam Ganj, District, Sylhet, Bangladesh, Mohammad Allauddin, S/o Mohammad Ansar Ali, Age 38 years, Mohammad Ayaz Ali, S/o Mohammad Rumman Ali, Age 32 years, Suhail Ahmed, S/o Mohammad Yunus Ali, Age 28 years,
All R/o Saidgaon, Sunamganj, District Sylhet Bangladesh, Rahim-ud-Din, S/o Anab Ali, Age 23 years, Mohammad Alamgir Hussain, S/o Mohammad Shahadat Ali, Age 19 years, Mohammad Rayhan Ahmed, S/o Mohammad Imran Hussain, Age 14 years,
All R/o Saidpur, Sunamganj, District Sylhet, Bangladesh Mohammad Kawsar Ahmed, S/o Mubarak Ali, Age 26 years, Mohammad Razaul Karim, S/o Mohammad Rahim-ud-Din, Age 22 years, both R/o Paschim Rukanpur, District Sylhet, Bangladesh, Rasil Ahmed, S/o Hilal-ud-Din, Age 29 years, R/o Kolamadav, Gowainghat, District Sylhet, Bangladesh, Shahajuddin Ahmed, S/o Sabir Mian, Age 19 years, R/o Dhopagul, East Jaflong, Gowainghat, District Sylhet, Bangladesh and Jamal Miah, S/o Lalu Miah, Age 38 years, R/o Lama Bazar, District Sylhet, Bangladesh.
It is pertinent to mention here that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar including Rohingya Muslims illegally enter into India through West Bengal and Assam and then guides help them reach Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir.
It has been officially recorded that several such illegal immigrants have fraudulently obtained domicile certificates, Aadhar cards, ration cards and in some cases have married native Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir.
Security forces see them as a grave threat to the security of J&K.
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