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Bengaluru police release 800 of 900 detained in operation
West Bengal Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar urging him to stop racial profiling of Bengali-speaking citizens after the Bengaluru police detained nearly 900 people…
The Story in Brief
West Bengal Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar urging him to stop racial profiling of Bengali-speaking citizens after the Bengaluru police detained nearly 900 people on August 8, 9. Thenewsminute.com reports that police launched “Operation Mukta” to identify suspected Bangladeshi nationals, breaking into sheds around 6:30 am without warrants and confiscating phones. Most detainees were waste-picking migrant workers from West Bengal, including children and the elderly. The police released 800 of the 900 within 24 hours, suggesting the drive was based on language and appearance rather than evidence. Chowdhury’s letter, dated August 13, asks for strict adherence to due process in future verifications.
The Indian Opinion
Two lazy narratives jostle for attention: that the police were merely enforcing the law against illegal immigrants, and that this was an unprovoked state pogrom against Muslims. The first ignores that 800 of 900 detainees were Indian citizens released without charge; the second downplays the genuine problem of undocumented foreigners. A fair test: will the Karnataka government acknowledge the constitutional violations and issue clear, written guidelines for any future verification drive, barring raids without warrants and racial profiling by language or appearance?
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
