India, Sept. 24 -- As many as 160 Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in Bengaluru and neighbouring districts were deported to Bangladesh after completion of legal formalities, police said on Thursday.

The deportation was carried out on Wednesday in a joint operation by Bengaluru Police and the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO).

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said the deportees were flown out of Bengaluru on a special flight after coordination with the Indian Air Force. The FRRO coordinated with the Border Security Force (BSF), he said.

Police said the individuals were detained from Bellandur, Begur, Varthur, Bande Palya and Marathahalli in Bengaluru. Seven others were detained from Chikkamagaluru an...