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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
George Mendonca | TNN

Eleven Nigerians held for illegal stay in Vashi

NAVI MUMBAI: The Vashi police arrested 11 Nigerian nationals from Sector-11 in Vashi Juhugaon on Thursday for living in the country illegally with an expired visa sans valid passports. The arrested accused include nine men and two women.

Senior inspector Ramesh Chavan of Vashi police station, said, “During the combing operation in Juhugaon, we found 13 Nigerians residing on rental basis. We seized their passport and visa and upon verification, the passport and visa of two Nigerian women were found to be valid, while the documents of 11 others were invalid. Hence, we released the two Nigerian women and arrested nine men and two women. They have been booked under the provision of Indian Passport Act.”

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