Tirupur: As many as 13 Bangladeshi nationals were detained by the Tirupur city police on Thursday, for entering and staying in India illegally using fake documents.The detainees were identified as Yasinmiya, 26, Nupur Khatun, 25, Mohammad Tuhin, 40, Mohammad Ismail, 38, Noyamiya, 26, Mohammad Yasin, 22, Mohammad Shajul Shikkar, 29, Mohammad Zakir Hussain, 32, Mohammad Saiful Islam, 26, Rahatullah, 28, Moriyam, 27, Shakri Alam, 38 and Tomina Akhtar, 29.They were apprehended when police conducted a search at Ranganathapuram on College Road in Tirupur, following a tip-off. During the check, they found Yasinmiya, Nupur Khatun, Mohammad Tuhin, and Mohammad Ismail staying illegally under the pretext of being guest workers from West Bengal. During interrogation, they informed the police that few others were also staying in the city illegally.Police then conducted searches at Muthalipalayam and Vijayapuram and detained the other nine. All 13 have been transferred to a refugee camp in Salem.
