THANE: Two women from Bangladesh , found guilty of staying in India without passport and visa, were convicted and sentenced to three-year simple imprisonment and imposed with a fine of Rs 10,000 each by the district court on Friday.Assistant sessions judge, N H Makhare, recently convicted Rubina Khatun Shaikh and Sabina Noorslam Shaikh.The duo was tried for the offences punishable under under Rule 3(a) Punishable under Rule 6(a) of Passport (Entry into India) Rules 1950 & 14 of Foreigners Act, 1946.Prosecutor Vivek Kadu told the court that it was on November 27, 2013 when assistant police inspector Amol Ahir, attached to the Prevention of Immoral Woman Trafficking of Thane rural police, received information that citizens of Bangladesh had gathered at Haider Chowk, Nayanagar in Mira Road for some labour work. While several other accused were also found, the duo could not produce any valid documents.The prosecutor pointed out that the accused had failed to produce documents to enter India and failed to prove that they were Indian citizens though they had produced their Aadhar and pan cards, which were not sufficient to prove their Indian citizenship.Kadu also argued that the duo was not punctual in their court attendance since the past five years.

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