Five Bangladeshis arrested for illegal stay

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The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra police arrested five Bangladeshi nationals from neighbouring Palghar district Saturday for allegedly entering India illegally.

They had entered the country without valid documents and were living in Tulij police station area in Nalasopara for the past two years, a police official said.

They were identified as Shamsur Sheikh, Moshiya Mullah, Kotil Khalifa, Jahangir Alam and Mofish Sheikh. All five were booked under the Passport Act and Foreigners Act, the official said, adding that further investigation was underway.

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