Overview
- Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy told the Assembly the government will set up a special squad to trace suspected Bangladeshi nationals for deportation.
- Authorities reported 370 identified Bangladeshi nationals statewide, with 213 already sent back and the remainder held at a Foreign Detention Centre due to pending criminal cases.
- Reddy said agents who facilitate the movement of Bangladeshis into Karnataka will be booked and arrested.
- He pointed to earlier special drives in Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru as precedent for the renewed effort.
- The minister rejected MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal’s 25-lakh claim and urged the Centre to curb cross-border entry, while cautioning that residents from the Northeast and other Indian states are often misidentified as Bangladeshis.