India, April 26 -- The Gujarat police detained over 1,000 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, from Ahmedabad and Surat during a crackdown on Friday night.

At a press conference in Ahmedabad, the state's police chief Vikas Sahay said this operation was an essential measure in the state's efforts to combat illegal infiltration and associated criminal activities.

The state's home minister Harsh Sanghavi said this was the biggest operation of its kind by the Gujarat police to date.

A total of 890 Bangladeshi nationals were detained in Ahmedabad while 134 were detained in Surat within a single night during the operation conducted under the guidance of chief minister Bhupendra Patel, he said.

Sahay said police investigation...