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Thane Court Convicts Two Bangladeshi Women for Illegal Entry and Stay in India
- •Two Bangladeshi women were convicted by a Thane court for illegally entering and residing in India without valid documents.
- •Morjina Oliyar Fakir, 55, was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 under the Foreigners Act.
- •Fakir was apprehended by the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) from Shanti Park in Mira Road (East) on May 12 last year.
- •Rupban Begam Chachamiyan Shaikh, 35, was found guilty under the Indian Passport (Entry into India) Act and Foreigners Act, 1946.
- •Shaikh received six months rigorous imprisonment under the Passport Act and one year under the Foreigners Act after AHTC officials found digital copies of her Bangladeshi passport and national ID on her phone.
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Additional Sessions Judge BD Shelke sentenced 55-year-old Morjina Oliyar Fakir to two years of rigorous imprisonment with a Rs 10,000 fine under the Foreigners Act. In a separate judgment, Additional Sessions Judge VL Bhosale sentenced Rupban Begam Chachamiyan Shaikh to six months under the Passport Act and one year under the Foreigners Act.
Morjina Oliyar Fakir was apprehended on May 12 last year from Shanti Park in Mira Road (East) by the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell. Rupban Begam Chachamiyan Shaikh was arrested in Mira Road (East) on May 24, 2025, after digital copies of her Bangladeshi passport and national ID card were found on her mobile phone.
The court established that the accused, Rupban Begam Chachamiyan Shaikh, possessed digital copies of her own official Bangladeshi government documents, including her passport and national ID card, which served as the most conclusive possible evidence of her Bangladesh citizenship.
