A 45-year-old police informer, betrayed by his former wife, a Bangladeshi, has made it his life’s purpose to take revenge by sending Bangladeshis back to their country. Over the past two decades, the informer has collaborated with police across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), facilitating the deportation of 3,500-4,000 Bangladeshis living here illegally. Notably, the informer was aiding Kurar police in apprehending a Bangladeshi citizen from Mira Road just hours before the newspaper went to press.

In an exclusive meeting and conversation, the informer, who did not divulge his identity, told mid-day, “I was born and brought up in Thane city. I studied in a civic school till around Std V. My family wasn’t financially strong so I had to focus on earning a living. I run a poultry shop here and live with my wife and three children.” The informer’s career in helping deport Bangladeshi citizens began around 20 years ago, after the end of his first marriage to Saleha Begum. “I met Saleha around 25 years ago in Thane. She used to work as a dancer in a bar. We fell in love and got married. We had two daughters,” he said.