Overview
- Uttar Pradesh Police began statewide checks on Sunday as district administrations started creating temporary facilities to hold foreign nationals during documentation review.
- Authorities said detainees will remain in these centres until identity and nationality are verified, after which confirmed foreign citizens will be deported under established procedures.
- The government directed tighter scrutiny in Nepal-border districts and high‑migration urban areas such as Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad and Varanasi, citing recent cases of forged identities.
- Reporting links the campaign to the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls scheduled to conclude with final lists on February 7, 2026.
- Opposition leaders, including Congress’s Ajay Rai, criticized the directive as political posturing, while officials pledged coordination with central agencies and a process designed to avoid harassment of lawful residents.