Tiruppur: Eight Bangladeshi Nationals were arrested at Chinnakarunaiplayam area in Tiruppur district for illegally staying without valid documents.
Sources said acting on a tip off, a special team of police raided their place and arrested eight Bangladeshi nationals who were employed at various knitwear and export firms.
Those arrested were Jakir Hussain (23), Alamin (29), Litton (30), Biplab Hussain (23), Ridoyan (23), Rana Charprasi (22), Balbul Ahamad (32) and Mochin Hussain (33).
Police quoting preliminary investigations said they were allegedly in possession of counterfeit Aadhaar cards to show that they were from West Bengal and had no valid documents like passports and visas.
After registering cases under the Foreigners Act, 1946, they were remanded in judicial custody and lodged in prison.