The Delhi Police has apprehended and deported a Bangladeshi woman staying here illegally, an official said on Thursday. Acting on the Delhi LG Secretariat's orders, police on December 11 launched a drive for the identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in the national capital.

In a major breakthrough, the police also busted a gang responsible for providing Aadhar cards and other government identification cards to Bangladeshi nationals based on fake documents.

The Bangladeshi migrant admitted to having entered India on tourist visas and staying in Delhi even after the terms expired.

Delhi Police has arrested and deported another group of 11 Bangladeshi immigrants living illegally in the national capital, continuing a series of crackdowns on unlawful foreign residents as directed by the Lieutenant Governor.

In an ongoing drive against the illegally staying foreign nationals, 11 Bangladeshi immigrants from the South West district have been deported through the Foreigners Registration office (FRRO), the Delhi Police said on Wednesday.

Maharashtra police apprehended 16 Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing in Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, Nanded, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The arrests, part of a special drive by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and local police,