A Bangladeshi national, allegedly staying in the country without valid documents, was arrested along with a couple who had given her shelter here, police said Thursday.
The woman was identified as Anju Hasim Bepari alias Anju Hasim Sarkar (20), and the couple as Shirin alias Rani Shariful Ismail Shaikh (23) and Niteen Patil (28), a police official said.
They were picked up Wednesday by the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of the Thane Crime Branch from Tilje village of Manpada in Dombivili here, senior inspector Ravindra Daundkar said.
The Bangladeshi national has been charged under relevant sections of the Indian Passport Act and the Foreigners Act, he said.
A local court has remanded the three accused to police custody till Friday, he said.