Bengaluru, Sept. 24 -- In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, 160 Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in Karnataka were deported from Bengaluru to Bangladesh in a coordinated operation involving the Karnataka Police, Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Border Security Force (BSF) and Indian Air Force.
The deportation, carried out through a special flight from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport on Wednesday, marked one of the largest such operations undertaken in Bengaluru in recent times.
The deportees had been identified during a sustained verification drive against illegal immigrants and were kept at designated holding facilities pending completion of legal and administrative procedures for their repat...