Overview
- Varanasi Police began a seven‑day special drive on Saturday to check documents of hutment dwellers and roadside vendors, recording photographs and full personal details for each person verified.
- In Prayagraj, a dedicated verification cell with police, LIU and intelligence teams launched door‑to‑door checks in areas such as Kareli and Khuldabad and around railway stations, with identities being cross‑checked with West Bengal and Assam.
- Bareilly’s district magistrate Avinash Singh and SSP Anurag Arya personally led inspections of shanties and temporary settlements, ordered tenant and worker background checks, and directed planning for a local detention centre.
- Yogi Adityanath said on X that “strict and decisive” action has begun against alleged infiltrators and asked people to confirm identities before employing anyone, citing recent Supreme Court remarks on not giving a “red carpet” to intruders.
- Urban local bodies were told to compile lists of suspected foreign nationals, and officials said detention centres are being set up for those held pending verification and potential legal action, with operations continuing across multiple districts.