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Card toh yahi rahega’: Cops on their toes, residents on alert, how Delhi police searches for illegal Bangladeshis in Capital

Illegal Bangladeshi In Delhi: Chasing the deadline by the L-G Secretariat to act against illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, policemen are busy scanning inhabitants – Bangla-speaking or otherwise -- of jhuggi clusters to identify their suspects.

Bangladeshi Immigrants In Delhi: “Where are you? Alright, get back here as soon as you can

At the Kalindi Kunj police station, two policemen are frantically calling colleagues. The station house officer, the inspector in-charge of the police station, wants them back at short notice for a crucial task: A team needs to be set up and sent to a residential cluster where the police suspect a number of “illegal immigrants” – all of them from Bangladesh – are living.

Led by a sub-inspector, a six-member group – including an assistant sub-inspector, two head constables and as many constables — is quickly put together. Soon two bikes, carrying two policemen each, and an SUV with another two, leaves. Their destination: Kanchan Kunj.

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NewsCitiesDelhi‘Card toh yahi rahega’: Cops on their toes, residents on alert, how Delhi police searches for illegal Bangladeshis in Capital

‘Card toh yahi rahega’: Cops on their toes, residents on alert, how Delhi police searches for illegal Bangladeshis in Capital

Illegal Bangladeshi In Delhi: Chasing the deadline by the L-G Secretariat to act against illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, policemen are busy scanning inhabitants – Bangla-speaking or otherwise -- of jhuggi clusters to identify their suspects.

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New Delhi | Updated: February 3, 2025 10:06 ISTNewsguard

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Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants in Delhi

Illegal Bangladeshi In Delhi: Situated 2 km away from the police station, Kanchan Kunj is a cluster of makeshift jhuggis. (Express Photo/Pragynesh)

Bangladeshi Immigrants In Delhi: “Where are you? Alright, get back here as soon as you can.”

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At the Kalindi Kunj police station, two policemen are frantically calling colleagues. The station house officer, the inspector in-charge of the police station, wants them back at short notice for a crucial task: A team needs to be set up and sent to a residential cluster where the police suspect a number of “illegal immigrants” – all of them from Bangladesh – are living.

Led by a sub-inspector, a six-member group – including an assistant sub-inspector, two head constables and as many constables — is quickly put together. Soon two bikes, carrying two policemen each, and an SUV with another two, leaves. Their destination: Kanchan Kunj.

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The exercise is part of the special drive kick-started following a directive by the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat to the Delhi Chief Secretary and Police Commissioner on December 10 last year to identify and take action against “illegal immigrants from Bangladesh” residing in Delhi “in the next two months”.

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So far, over 58 persons have been deported on the orders of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), the Delhi Police says. Eight have been arrested.

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Situated 2 km away from the police station, Kanchan Kunj is a cluster of makeshift jhuggis, mostly with tin sheets serving as roofs. Accessible only by a narrow road, the address is cluttered with heaps of garbage of all kinds — plastic bottles, broken furniture, and out-of-shape utensils. Local residents can be seen hanging around small shops selling cigarettes or serving tea. A few others sift through the garbage looking for stuff they can later sell – the locality is home to many rag pickers. Some warm themselves in front of a small bonfire.

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At the sight of khaki-clad men, the locality seems to be jolted out of its afternoon languor. Some huddle together, others peep gingerly from their houses. “Get your Aadhaar cards, everyone. Any other document you have, bring that as well,” the sub-inspector orders.

The group around the bonfire looks half-amused. This is clearly not the first time they – the police personnel – are here. The residents drag their feet towards their shanties.