India, Jan. 14 -- Two Bangladeshi women who were deported by the police in August 2025 returned to the city soon after and were re-arrested from the Cuffe Parade and Gateway of India areas. The police said that after being deported across the West Bengal border, the women re-entered Mumbai through the jungle route of Ghojadanga, an illegal border crossing in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

The two women have been identified as Juleka Jamal Shaikh and Bilkis Begam Siramiya Akthar. "Shaikh was last caught by Agripada police in August, 2025, and they had with the help of immigration authorities deported her to Bangladesh. Akthar was similarly arrested by Unit 5 of the crime branch and deported to Bangladesh. She also returned back to India ...