49 foreigners deported from Goa since Jan
Panaji:
A total of 49
overstaying foreigners
have been deported by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Goa, since Jan 2025. These include 14 males and 35 females.
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Of the 14 males deported by
FRRO Goa
, four were from Russia, eight from Bangladesh, and one each from Uganda and Nigeria. Out of the 35 females, 15 were from Uganda, 14 from Bangladesh, four from Russia, and one each from Britain and Ukraine.
Of the 49 illegal immigrants/foreigners deported to their home country, 14 were deported during April 2025. Five of these were male, including three from Russia and two from Bangladesh.
Nine were female, including four from Uganda, two each from Russia and Bangladesh, and one from Ukraine.
'The action against overstaying immigrants will continue considering the security prospects of our nation,' FRRO superintendent of police, Arshi Aadil, told
TOI
.
Aadil said that accommodation providers are requested to submit C-forms on the online portal in respect of the foreign nationals within 24 hours of their arrival in their accommodation and to effect cross-entry of their departure on the online portal once they depart from their accommodation.
The FRRO SP also stated that the general public is requested to report any overstaying foreigners noticed in their locality to the nearest police station for appropriate action.
Timely reporting will go a long way in maintaining law and order and peace in the state of Goa, she said.
Goa police
have established a detention centre at Mapusa. Police said that those people found to be involved in illegal activities and overstaying are lodged in the detention centre, and FRRO starts their
deportation process
.
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Police said that in some cases, deportation takes a long time due to the verification of documents.
Last month, Goa police arrested Israeli national Yaniv Benaim, alias Atala, an alleged drug dealer, for allegedly staying in Goa without valid documents. The accused person was found staying in Goa/India without valid travel documents, thereby contravening the provisions of the Foreigners Order, 1948, and the Foreigners Act, 1946.
Last year, police launched a special drive to act against those foreign nationals who were overstaying in the state without proper documents.
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