Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday informed the state assembly that 3738 Bangladeshi infiltrators have been identified in Odisha so far. The CM provided the data in response to a question raised by MLA Manas Datta.
The district wise breakdown of the identified Bangladeshi illegal immigrants is as follows:
Bhadrak : 199
Kendrapara: 1649
Bhubananeswar: 17
Jagatsinghpur: 1112
Malkangiri: 655
Nabrangpur: 106
Over the years, 41 criminal cases have been registered against the Bangladeshi infiltrators.
The information has been shared a day after the STF arrested 10 Bangladeshi nationals in Bhubaneswar.
#Bhubaneswar: A team of officers of STF apprehended 10 Bangladeshi nationals, including 3 women and a minor, from Bhubaneswar Railway Station. They had reportedly entered #Odisha illegally without any passport, visa or any valid travel document. 7 mobile
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The Odisha government has stated that they are working with central agencies to address the situation. Government has asked the authorities to take stringent actions to carry out verifications and process the legal requirements for deportations, while ensuring to curb illegal infiltration in the state.
