Two Bangladeshi women trafficked to India have been brought back home by Indian police using travel permits.

The women are Arzina Azim Pramanik, 31, daughter of Azim Ali from Lahiri Mohanpur village in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj, and Tahmina Akhter Iti, 35, daughter of Tara Mia Sardar from Pargendaria area in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka.

Inspector Syed Mortaza of Benapole Land Port Immigration Police said that after checking all documents, including travel permits, and completing legal procedures, the women were handed over to Benapole Port Police on Saturday evening.

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The handover was completed in the presence of officials from both countries, including members of BGB, BSF and police.

Immigration sources said that during initial questioning, the women stated they entered India illegally without passports with the help of brokers and worked as domestic workers in the Grant Road area of Mumbai.

Arzina was trafficked through the Benapole border in Jashore in December 2024.

She was arrested by Mumbai Police on June 20, 2025, and sent to Naojibhav Mahila Home the following day, where she stayed for about 11 months.

Tahmina was taken to India through the Satkhira border on July 25, 2024.

She was arrested on September 28 the same year and sent to the same shelter the next day.

She stayed there for around one year and eight months.

According to India’s Bureau of Immigration, the women were repatriated using travel permits issued by the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Mumbai and exit permits from the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Mumbai.

Ashraf Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Benapole Port Police, said a human rights organisation, Jashore Justice and Care, will return them to their families after the legal process.