Thane: Two living illegally in India get two years’ jail

THANE: Two Bangladeshi nationals arrested for living in India illegally, were convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Thane court.
Thane assistant sessions judge PM Gupta found the Marup Mujubi Shaikh and Alli Kalam Shaikh guilty of the offences under the Foreigners Act and Passport Act.
The prosecution told the court the two were caught by Kashimira police, acting on a tip-off following which a raid was conducted on September 1, 2018.Since the arrest, they have been in the jail. One sent an application to court that they were in jail as they were unable to furnish surety and pleaded guilty to the the charges.