159 Bangladeshi, 24 Pakistani nationals settled in K’taka detained: Home Minister G. Parameshwara

KARNATAKA: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated in the Legislative Council in Belagavi Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Thursday that the state police have detained 159 Bangladeshi nationals and 24 Pakistani nationals staying illegally in the state. In addition to this, investigations revealed that 115 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh have been living in Karnataka.

The question in this regard was raised by BJP MLC D. S. Arun in the Council.

Parameshwara, answering the question stated, “A special unit has been formed to look into the matter of illegal immigrants and tracking them down. Illegal immigration into Indian territory is not a new phenomenon. Illegal immigrants are coming into the country in lakhs.”

“The Indian soldiers are preventing their entry at the borders, and in spite of soldiers monitoring the borders, the question remains to be answered how the illegal immigrants manage to sneak into our territory,” Parameshwara underlined.

“We have taken up the task of tracking them down, and every year we are verifying and gathering inputs about these persons and deporting them back to their countries,” Parameshwara stated. Apart from Pakistan and Bangladesh, people from African countries are coming to India and indulging in drug trafficking. “They come to India on student visas and indulge in drug trade. To track them down, the state police department has formed a Special Task Force at the district level,” he stated. (IANS)

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