Bengaluru: Nine foreign nationals arrested for overstaying visas
Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested nine foreign nationals who were found to be illegally residing in Bengaluru even after the expiry of their passports and visas.
According to CCB sources, the arrests were made during a special operation conducted on Tuesday, July 22. The individuals had entered India on various types of visas but continued to stay in the city without valid documentation.
Among those arrested, four are Nigerian nationals, while the others include one person each from Sudan and Congo, and two from Ghana. One of the Nigerian nationals has already been deported, and the repatriation process for the remaining individuals is currently underway.
All nine have been moved to a detention center, and further legal action is being pursued in accordance with immigration laws, officials said.
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Nitish transfers Rs 10,000 each to bank accounts of 25 lakh women under flagship scheme
Patna (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday transferred Rs 10,000 each to the bank accounts of 25 lakh women under the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’, which aims to promote women's empowerment through self-employment and livelihood opportunities.
Kumar disbursed a total amount of Rs 2,500 crore through direct benefit transfer (DBT) at a function held here at his official residence, 1 Anne Marg, officials in the CMO said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched Bihar's ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’ in September, 2025.
Around 1.81 crore women have so far received Rs 10,000 each, and those who have utilised the sum for setting up a business will soon get another Rs 2 lakh, the officials said.
The chief minister had recently announced that the Bihar government initiated the process of providing additional financial assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh to select beneficiaries under the scheme.
