Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government is under huge political & public pressure to cut the number of migrants arriving illegally in small boats from France.
Over 250 suspects have been held for document checks in a week-long drive, with reports of migrants from West Bengal and Assam being specifically targeted.
ED raided 7 locations in Punjab & Haryana. It found several illegalities including firms operating under pseudo names. Some firms ran legal business as well as ‘dunki route’ syndicate.
According to ED sources, the searches are part of a money laundering investigation into a ‘donkey route’ case related to illegal Indian immigrants who were deported by the US this year.
Collectors or DMs, as they are interchangeably called, already had several existing powers, which have now been explicitly delineated, or in some cases, significantly enhanced.
FIR registered at Narela police station under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita & Foreigners Act. Five have been interrogated who had rented houses, say cops.
The arrests were a part of a large driver targeted at identifying undocumented foreign national across the NCR according to DCP Outer North Nidhin Valsan.
Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said that the people were provided with the essential items and that arrangements were being made for them to return to their homes.
While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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