New Delhi: "In the year 2017, the foreign nationals were found involved in 173 criminal cases in Delhi," reveals the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Most of them were booked in forgery, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases.
The NCRB report claimed that as many as 40 forgery and 19 cheating cases were committed by the foreign nationals in 2017. They were also found involved in seven rape cases and one kidnapping and abduction case. "The foreign nationals involvement were found in 35 cases under the NDPS act and 18 cases under Arms act," reveals NCRB report adding that, one case of counterfeiting was also reported.
The report further claimed that six crimes were committed under the Foreigners Act 1946 and Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939. While as many as 32 cases under different sections of IPC were also committed by foreigners. They were also found involved in four cases under the Unlawful Activities (P) Act, 1967 and Special and Local Laws (SLL).
There are 10 such cases which includes murder, attempt to murder, theft, extortion were committed by them. In the year 2016, 143 cases and in 2015,146 criminal cases were reported in the city in which foreigners were involved.
According to Delhi Police investigators, foreigners were mostly found involved in cheating, drug trafficking, ATM cloning. In February this year, five Romanian nationals including two women arrested from North Delhi's Sadar Bazar area for ATM cards cloning.
In July, Delhi Police busted a fake call centre and arrested 10 Nigerian nationals after a raid in Mohan Garden area. They mainly target innocent people through online chatting apps. Special Cell had also busted a "Golden Triangle"(Myanmar, Laos and Thailand) based interstate cartel. The city police have also deported several foreigners who were living in Delhi without proper documents.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI) Sanjay Bhatia said that they regularly interact with foreign nationals in which they are told to stay away from illegal activities. "We tell them to abide by the rule of law," DCP IGI added.