Karnataka Orders Statewide Drive to Identify and Deport Undocumented Foreign Nationals
The move follows a High Court rebuke over gaps in FRRO identification.
Overview
- Home minister G Parameshwara directed police to begin a special verification exercise focused on Bangladeshi nationals and other foreigners without valid status.
- Authorities identified concentrations for checks in Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Bengaluru City, Bengaluru Rural and Kodagu.
- Parameshwara contrasted public claims of up to 20 lakh illegal Bangladeshi residents with official data and FRRO records that do not show such large numbers.
- He cited government figures of roughly 196 deportations since the current administration took office and about 370 people identified with deportation processes underway.
- Police were also told to map and inspect chemical factories and verify trade licences as part of a parallel push to curb illegal drug manufacturing.