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Police to start drive to identify foreign nationals
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|February 06, 2026
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said he has directed the police department to conduct a statewide drive to identify Bangladeshi nationals or other foreign nationals staying illegally here.
He also said directions have been issued to identify chemical factories operating across Karnataka and to record their trade licences and activities as part of efforts to curb drug manufacturing.
"Yesterday, I issued directions to the department to conduct a statewide drive to identify Bangladeshis or other foreign nationals who are staying illegally,” Parameshwara said in response to a question.
Speaking to reporters here, he said there were conflicting claims about the number of illegal Bangladeshi nationals in the state.
This story is from the February 06, 2026 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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