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Bengaluru illegal immigrant drive: activists allege unlawful detention
A police drive in Bengaluru to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants has led to allegations of unlawful detention, assault and inhuman treatment by several rights groups. Times of India reports that the police…
The Story in Brief
A police drive in Bengaluru to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants has led to allegations of unlawful detention, assault and inhuman treatment by several rights groups. Times of India reports that the police said 105 illegal immigrants were identified on Saturday. Activists from the All India Lawyers Association for Justice, People's Union for Civil Liberties and other groups emailed a complaint to the state home minister and senior police officers, seeking an independent inquiry, FIRs and compensation.
The complaint alleged that police entered slum settlements early on August 8, detained hundreds of people, including women and a 60-year-old, seized phones, examined private messages and denied lawyers. Police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said due procedures were followed. A senior officer said video recordings were made and no one was assaulted. Another officer said detained illegal immigrants had confessed to entering from West Bengal and Assam.
The Indian Opinion
The activists' allegations of mass detention and phone seizure are serious, but so is the state's duty to check illegal immigration. Both sides now rely on evidence: police claim video recordings prove correct conduct; activists demand preservation of CCTV and official records. The real test will be an independent inquiry: how many of the 105 identified as illegal immigrants are eventually proven in court, and how many were released without any charge?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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