West Bengal recorded the highest number of crimes committed by foreigners in 2023, as well as the most number of cases registered under the Foreigners Act, 1946 and Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, according to the Crime in India 2023 report published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last month.
The Foreigners Act, 1946 and the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 are laws centred on the presence, entry and exit of foreign nationals visiting India, as well as their registration, the regulation of their activities and movement on Indian soil, and the legal framework on the powers conferred on the Indian government for the same.
In 2023, West Bengal reported a total of 1,021 criminal cases committed by foreign
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