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Bengaluru police detain 1,909 in Operation Mukta, 15 identified as Bangladeshi nationals
Bengaluru police detain 1,909 in Operation Mukta, 15 identified as Bangladeshi nationals
Bengaluru police have detained 1,909 people in a special drive, 'Operation Mukta,' to identify illegal immigrants. The operation covered over 30 locations in Whitefield division and 20 in Electronic City. India Today…
The Story in Brief
Bengaluru police have detained 1,909 people in a special drive, 'Operation Mukta,' to identify illegal immigrants. The operation covered over 30 locations in Whitefield division and 20 in Electronic City. India Today reports 15 people were identified as Bangladeshi nationals, while Deccan Herald reports 4 from Whitefield alone. Police say verification of the others is ongoing.
The drive involved over 500 personnel in Whitefield and 295 in Electronic City. Police are also investigating landlords who rented out makeshift sheds, reportedly charging Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 a month. The operation follows a Karnataka High Court order that stayed a case against a doctor-activist who reported an illegal immigrant, questioning why the police would prosecute those who flag illegal immigration.
The Indian Opinion
The politician’s promise to deport illegal immigrants is popular, but hounding the poor with document checks is a lazy substitute for fixing porous borders and a broken visa tracking system. This feels like a gimmick to deflect from other failures. The true measure of this operation will be the deportation numbers, not the detention tallies. How many of the 1,909 will actually be sent back, and how many will be released after a phone call or a bribe?
Sources (3): deccanherald.com, hindustantimes.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
