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Bengaluru police detain 15 Bangladeshi nationals in ‘Operation Mukta’
The Bengaluru police have detained 15 Bangladeshi nationals allegedly staying illegally in the city during 'Operation Mukta', a citywide verification drive launched on Saturday. Over 500 personnel searched more than 30 locations…
The Story in Brief
The Bengaluru police have detained 15 Bangladeshi nationals allegedly staying illegally in the city during 'Operation Mukta', a citywide verification drive launched on Saturday. Over 500 personnel searched more than 30 locations in Whitefield and Electronic City. In Whitefield, four Bangladeshis were identified among 40 suspicious individuals taken into custody. The Electronic City division detained 1,909 suspected persons and found 15 Bangladeshi nationals without valid documents.
State home minister Priyank Kharge said the government has detected around 1,000 illegal immigrants over the past three months, including people from Bangladesh and Africa. Police say those found without documents will be referred to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for deportation. Landowners renting to illegal immigrants face legal action, with 10 cases already registered in Whitefield. Hindustan Times reports authorities are also examining the role of those providing makeshift accommodation.
The Indian Opinion
The usual chatter about 'infiltration' and 'vote banks' misses the point. Illegal immigration is a law-and-order issue, not a communal scoreboard. The Karnataka government has detained about 1,000 people from various countries in three months. The real test is not how many are caught in a single drive but whether deportation happens consistently. Watch for FRRO orders and the number of actual deportations, not just detentions. That number will tell us if this is genuine enforcement or just a photo-op.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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