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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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
