Udupi: Eight Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in Karnataka's Udupi district have been arrested. They were living in Hude village of the district for the last three years without a valid passport or visa, police said on Saturday.

According to Udupi Superintendent of Police Arun, the Bangladeshis were arrested after one of the accused, identified as Mohammed Manik, attempted to flee to Dubai using a fake passport. He was arrested at the Bajpe airport in Dakshina Kannada district.

On being questioned, Manik told that seven other Bangladeshis were living illegally with him in Hude village. The information was given to Udupi police, who raided the area. Police detained seven people on Friday and started questioning them.

The accused have fake Aadhaar cards

Investigation revealed that the accused had fake Aadhaar cards. Investigation is underway to find out how the accused obtained these fake Aadhaar cards and how they managed to cross the border from Bangladesh into India. The eight Bangladeshi nationals are currently in police custody and are expected to be produced in a local court.

Pakistani residents found in Bengaluru

In a major crackdown, Bengaluru police on Tuesday arrested 10 more Pakistani nationals for illegally staying in India using fake documents. With these arrests, the total number of Pakistani nationals detained in Jigani area on the outskirts of Bengaluru in recent weeks has gone up to 17.

The arrests follow the detention of Parvez, who was accused of aiding and harbouring 22 Pakistani nationals in Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka. Parvez allegedly helped these individuals adopt Hindu names, allowing them to blend in and avoid identification while in the region.

Accused of being in India and overstaying his visa

The arrested persons, including six women, were detained on charges of staying in India on fake documents and overstaying their visas. Some of the detainees had adopted Hindu names while others retained their original Pakistani identities. Police confirmed that the group was found in the Jigani area, an industrial and residential part of the city.