Pune, Aug. 28 -- Pune City Police's Special Branch (SB), in coordination with Military Intelligence (MI), detained three Bangladeshi nationals allegedly staying illegally in the city, officials said.

According to a press release, acting on specific inputs developed by Military Intelligence, a joint team carried out an operation at around 3 pm on August 27 and detained the three individuals, identified as Sonia Akther, Motiar Gaji and Sonia Moti Pan, they said.

During preliminary questioning and verification, authorities found that the three were allegedly residing in India without valid documentation, officials said. Detention orders are being issued against the three, who will remain in custody pending further legal proceedings and dep...