16 foreign nationals held for illegal stay

In their intensified drive against foreign nationals staying illegally in the country, officials from the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissionerate rounded up sixteen people, including 14 Nigerian nationals for overstaying sans valid travel documents and expired visa in Nallasopara on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of foreign nationals staying in the country without proper travel documents, a special team, led by Senior Police Inspector Rajendra Kamble, launched a combing operation in Pragati Nagar, Nallasopara (East) and rounded up 16 suspects from KDM Apartments. After the suspects failed to produce legitimate documents to authorise their stay in the country, they were taken into custody and booked under relevant sections of the Indian Passport Act and Foreigners Act, at the Tulinj police station. “However, the owners and agents who provided accommodation to the foreign nationals sans any verification will also be taken to task.,” said Senior Police Inspector Rajendra Kamble. -