Hyderabad, June 9 -- Three women and a child from West Bengal are being held in a Thane detention centre on allegations of being illegal Bangladeshi nationals, with police claiming their documents, including passports, which require police verification, and Aadhaar cards, are forged.

All India Majlis Ettehad Ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) women youth president Rubina Amar Patel, who flagged the case after receiving information from local sources, said the party reached out to the police station in the women's locality in West Bengal, which confirmed they are residents there.

Despite this, Thane police have refused to release them, insisting the documents are fake and stating they will cross-verify.

"These are documents that even the Supreme Cour...