The MIDC Police in Mumbai have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals -- one male and six females -- for illegally entering and residing in India in violation of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules 1950, Foreigners Order 1948, and Foreigners Act 1946, officials said.

According to the police, the women were brought to India from Bangladesh illegally by luring them with various job offers and were subsequently forced into prostitution.

"Acting swiftly, Senior Police Inspector Dr Shashikant Bhosale, along with the Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) of MIDC Police, detained a suspect identified as Bayazid Ayub Sheikh from the MIDC area. During interrogation, and upon verification of his identity documents, it was confirmed that he was a Bangladeshi citizen.