A total of 2,399 Bangladeshi nationals were intercepted and found using fraudulently obtained Indian documents at Bureau of Immigration-controlled ICPs (Integrated Check-Posts) from 2017 to 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai shared the input while responding to a query raised by BJP MP Ranjan Ben Dhananjay Bhatt.

Asked whether the Government is aware that the work of preparing fake documents for Bangladeshis is going on at a fast pace in different parts of the country, the Minister said the Central government has issued instructions to state governments and Union Territories for taking appropriate prompt steps for identification of illegal migrants, their restriction to specified locations as per provisions of law, capturing their biographic and biometric particulars, cancellation of fake Indian documents, and legal proceedings including initiation of deportation proceedings as per provisions of law.