A team of police personnel from Mangaluru city will escort 21 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to Malda in West Bengal on Sunday.In a drive held across the city recently, the Mangaluru police found the 21 Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in the city using fake Aadhaar cards and other forged documents. They were found residing in Surathkal, Kodikal, near Karnataka Polytechnic, and in Moodibidri. A majority of them worked at construction sites. Getting wind of the raids, some Bangladesh nationals fled the city.A senior Mangaluru City police officer said as the detention centre in Bengaluru was full, the city police were directed to keep the 21 nationals in a safe house in Mangaluru. They were instructed to place them in the Border Security Force’s holding centre in Malda, West Bengal, on Wednesday. Therefore, a team of city police personnel will leave with the Bangladesh nationals on Sunday for Bengaluru, and travel onward to Malda, the officer added.A case has been registered at the Urwa police station against a few local contractors who brought the illegal immigrants to work at construction sites in Mangaluru. Published - August 22, 2026 08:39 pm IST