Kolar, 15 August

A total of twelve Bangladeshi nationals, including four children, were detained by Srinivaspur Police last evening and subsequently relocated to detention centres in Tumkuru and Nelamangala.

According to police sources, two Bangladeshi men acting suspiciously in Srinivaspur were apprehended and brought to the police station. During interrogation, they claimed to be rag pickers and revealed that several of their acquaintances were living in various camps near Nandagudi, all engaged in the same occupation. Following this, a police team promptly visited Nandagudi and detained another ten individuals, four of whom were children.

This situation was reported to B Nikhil, Superintendent of Police for Kolar district, and the Assistant Commissioner for the Kolar Sub-division, who directed the transfer of the detainees to the aforementioned centres. Police Inspector Mehaboob Pasha noted that of the eight adults apprehended, two had been illegally residing in India for several years. The women and children were reported to have arrived more recently. Although some detainees possessed identity cards, including Aadhar, the inspector confirmed that these were fraudulent. Steps have been initiated to seize the counterfeit documents.