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Uttar Pradesh Widens Verification of Alleged Illegal Migrants as Varanasi Launches Week-Long Drive

Officials say those without valid papers face legal action after systematic identity checks.

Overview

  • Varanasi Police Commissionerate began a seven-day campaign on Saturday to identify Bangladeshis, Rohingyas and other suspected illegal immigrants in hutment clusters and among roadside vendors, DCP Gaurav Banswal said.
  • Teams in Varanasi are photographing individuals and recording full personal details in designated forms, with operations led in Koirajpur by Additional DCP Vaibhav Bangar and units from Baragaon police station.
  • Prayagraj police formed a verification cell with LIU and intelligence units and are conducting door-to-door checks in Kareli, Khuldabad and slums near railway stations while examining Aadhaar and other documents.
  • Prayagraj authorities have initiated steps to establish a detention center for those held pending verification, with the Police Commissioner monitoring the operation.
  • In Bareilly, District Magistrate Avinash Singh and SSP Anurag Arya led on-ground inspections, directed tenant and domestic worker background checks, ordered verification of foreign students and tasked officials with identifying a detention center site.