The Mumbai police have taken 17 Bangladeshi nationals into custody on charges of residing in India without valid documents and attempting to acquire identification using counterfeit papers. This development follows a tip-off, leading to the arrest of Suman Momin Sardar (31), Omar Farooque Molla (27), and Salman Ayyub Khan (34) in the western suburb of Borivali, stated a PTI report. 

According to the report, the individuals were apprehended while attempting to obtain identification using forged documents, with the police registering an official complaint against them. Further investigations have revealed that Omar and Salman acted as agents, responsible for bringing people into the country unlawfully from Bangladesh.