Bangladeshi infiltrators

The arrests took place in Mira Road and the accused are booked under the Indian Penal Code, Passport Act and Foreigners Act.

While speaking about the matter, a BSF official informed, "Constable Bhole managed to escape however he was assaulted with bamboo sticks and iron rod due to which he sustained grievous injuries."

Two agents from Pune who assisted the Bangladeshis in creating the fake documents were also arrested by the police.

Central intelligence agencies had a year ago indicated that foreigners were infiltrating Kerala using forged Aadhaar cards.

Despite the Indian government's efforts and actions, the constant rush of illegal immigrants into India through Bangladesh continues.

According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, during the interrogation by the probe agencies, these three accused revealed that they used the documents of deceased Indian citizens to provide Rohingya Muslims with Indian identities.

During an interrogation by the police, they revealed that people from Bangladesh can easily enter India for just Rs 15,000. They added that people of both Bangladesh and India are involved in this conspiracy. Many brokers operate in the border area, taking money to cross the border.

Accused Abdul Awwal was involved in opening accounts in a private bank in the name of illegally migrating Bangladesh and Myanmar citizens in order to obtain funds from a Delhi-based NGO's FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) accounts.

Most of the conspirators arrested by the UP ATS were found to be associated with Darul Uloom of Deoband.

As per the police, the 62-km border in the Sabroom division could not be fully fenced due to geographical problems and is being used by human traffickers.