New Delhi, July 19 -- Three illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who were involved in begging and other criminal activities in the national capital were apprehended from the Mukherjee Nagar area during the intervening night of July 14-15, police said.

Acting on credible intelligence that some Bangladeshi nationals were observed moving suspiciously in the Mukherjee Nagar area during late-night hours, the foreigner cell of North-West District, Delhi Police, promptly launched a covert operation.

Police said that after apprehending the suspects, a detailed verification process was carried out. Their documents were scrutinised, and to confirm their nationality, identity details were obtained via their mobile phones from Bangladesh.

Three IDs and ...