UP govt launches major crackdown on Rohingya, Bangladeshi infiltrators

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a major crackdown on Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators in the state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued immediate instructions to all 17 municipal bodies in this regard.

The government has ordered that a list of all suspected Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals working in municipal bodies be compiled and submitted to the respective commissioner and IG, officials said here on Wednesday.

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CM Adityanath had directed the establishment of detention centres in every division in the first phase. The commissioners and IGs have been asked to select sites and complete the necessary procedures expeditiously.

Following the government directive, administrative staff immediately swung into action, expediting the process of verification, listing, and investigation at the local level.

The state government maintains that the action is being taken to strengthen law and order and control illegal infiltration.