Indore police questions migrant workers on allegations of being Bangladeshi; documents being verified

Around 17 migrant workers from West Bengal were interrogated by police in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on December 29 after some locals lodged a complaint and claimed that they were Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in the city, officers said.

According to the police, Malharganj police station received a complaint from some residents of Kamla Nagar area alleging that a group of workers in a cloth factory were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

Indore District 1 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Krishna Lalchandani said: Hindu It was stated that the workers were released after basic interrogation and the police are currently verifying their identity documents.

“Most of the workers have documents from Purba Medinipur district and some from near Kolkata. We are verifying their documents and nationality. No one has been detained,” Mr. Lalchandani said.

The DCP also said that the police will soon contact the authorities in West Bengal. “If necessary, we will send a few officers there,” he said.

Vedendra Kushwaha, Malharganj station superintendent, said the workers have been working in Indore for about five years.

Among the complainants were local workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including Chandan Singh Bais, president of a local BJP mandal.

BJP workers said they came across immigrants during the survey for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.