Updated On: 27 October, 2025 02:40 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
According to officials, the accused had entered India without valid documents and were living under assumed names. During questioning, it was revealed that the group hailed from different parts of Afghanistan, including Kabul and Uruzgan province

Investigations confirmed that all six were Afghan nationals residing illegally in the country using forged identities. Representational Pic
Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch has taken action against six Afghan nationals allegedly living illegally in India under fake identities. The operation, conducted jointly by Crime Branch Units 1 and 5, followed a tip-off about foreign nationals residing unlawfully in the Kurla and Dharavi areas of Mumbai.
Acting on the information, officers carried out coordinated raids in Fort, Kurla, and Dharavi, detaining six individuals identified as Mohammad Rasool Shafiullah Khan (29), Mohammad Jafar Nawazullah Khan (45), Akbar Mohammad Jamaluddin Khan (48), Shiyar Ullah Mohammad Ghausuddin Khan (36), Abdullah Momin Wahid Khan (36), and Aras Samaduddin Khan (36).