India, June 19 -- Delhi Police detained 29 Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing in the Capital during two separate operations in east and southwest Delhi, officials said Wednesday, as part of its ongoing crackdown to identify and deport undocumented foreign nationals.

In east Delhi's Anand Vihar, 12 Bangladeshi nationals, including six minors, were apprehended. Deputy commissioner of police (east) Abhishek Dhania said the individuals had entered India through illegal riverine routes and were living without valid documentation.

"Digital evidence linking them to Bangladeshi citizenship was recovered from their phones. All were residents of Kalirhat village in Bangladesh's Phulbari area," said Dhania, adding that deportation proceeding...