Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has planned to crack down on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants working in the state. Expressing concern over the threat to the country’s internal security from illegal Bangladeshi migrants, Home Minister Araga Gyanendra said that a survey is being conducted by the police to trace such illegal migrants.
He said that the police have come to know about them working as laborers in their coffee plantations in some parts of the state, especially in Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru districts. “Special efforts are being made to trace and nab him,” Gyanendra told PTI in an interview.
He alleged that Bangladeshi migrants get ration cards, voter ID cards and Aadhar cards made in Assam and West Bengal after entering India. This is a big racket and this network needs to be cracked down. “These are a big threat to the security of the country,” the minister said.
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Gyanendra also said that cyber crime cases are increasing rapidly in the state in recent times and the police is in touch with the bank management to resolve the issue. The Karnataka government has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Gujarat counterpart for training state personnel to deal with cyber crimes. “We are sending 60 police personnel of our cyber cell to Gujarat for training,” the minister said.
Regarding drug menace, Gyanendra said that Karnataka Police is in touch with central agencies and coordination is being strengthened with neighboring states to check such activities. On the ‘Anti-Conversion Bill’ passed by the Assembly, he said that the government intends to bring an ordinance, but at the same time the government is also considering getting it passed in the Upper House in the upcoming budget session. The bill is yet to be passed in the Legislative Council, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party does not have a majority. (agency)