The Delhi Police on Sunday said they have identified 175 suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from Outer Delhi district in a 12-hour verification drive that began at 6 pm on Saturday.
“Police have intensified efforts to identify and detain individuals residing without valid documentation. As part of the ongoing operations, 175 individuals have been identified as suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrants during extensive verification drives in outer Delhi,” a senior police officer said.
“Concerned about the growing number of undocumented immigrants, the Outer District police has launched a series of targeted operations and checks in various areas under its jurisdiction,” the officer added.
The city police launched a drive for the identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants residing in Delhi on December 11, a day after the L-G Secretariat ordered a crackdown on such persons.
The officer further said that special teams, including personnel from local police stations, district foreigner cells, and specialised units, have been deployed to conduct door-to-door checks and gather intelligence on suspected illegal immigrants. “These teams are scrutinising documents and questioning people to verify their legal status.”
“Verification efforts extended beyond the district, with teams dispatched to the native places of these individuals in coordination with local police to authenticate their identities,” he added.
On December 13, the police had said they had identified over 1,000 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and arrested two of them. Abdul Ahad (22) and Mohammad Azizul (32) were arrested on December 10 and 12, respectively, from Hazrat Nizamuddin for staying in India without valid documents. Police said they had produced both men before the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for deportation proceedings.
On December 13, DCP (Southeast Delhi) Ravi Kumar Singh had said that among the 916 people who underwent verification in Southeast Delhi till then, eight illegal immigrants had been detained, six of them from Bangladesh.
On December 12, the police had conducted an operation in the E-44 Jhuggis of New Seemapuri in Shahdara to identify illegal immigrants. Shahdara DCP Prashant Priya Gautam had said police teams visited multiple slums and collected documents of 32 people for further verification.
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