Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Dwarka Police Verify 40 Foreign Nationals, Begin 10 Deportation Proceedings
Police in Dwarka carried out a special operation to check the immigration status of foreign nationals.
They searched 43 locations using information from local investigations and surveillance.
Twenty-five teams, involving 150 police officers, took part.
Officers found and verified 40 foreign nationals.
Thirty of the people were men and 10 were women.
Most of those checked were Nigerian nationals.
Police began deportation proceedings against 10 people.
They said they would continue working with other authorities on the next steps.
Dwarka District Police conducted a special drive targeting illegal and overstaying foreign nationals.
Police teams verified 40 foreign nationals at 43 locations and hideouts across the district.
The operation involved 25 teams and 150 police personnel from local stations and Special Units.
Those verified included 31 Nigerians, four Ugandans, three Tanzanians and two Ivorians.
Deportation proceedings were initiated against 10 people: five Nigerians, four Ugandans and one Tanzanian.
- Who
- Dwarka District Police, under DCP Kushal Pal Singh, verified 40 foreign nationals.
- What
- Police conducted searches and immigration-status checks and began deportation proceedings against 10 people.
- Where
- At 43 locations and hideouts in Delhi’s Dwarka district.
- Why
- To identify illegal or overstaying foreign nationals, check immigration status, trace people linked to criminal cases and take legal action.
- People verified
- 40 foreign nationals
- Locations searched
- 43 locations and hideouts
- Police deployment
- 25 teams and 150 personnel
- Nationalities verified
- 31 Nigerian, four Ugandan, three Tanzanian and two Ivorian nationals
- Deportation proceedings
- Initiated against 10 foreign nationals
- Gender of those verified
- 30 male and 10 female
- Gender of those facing deportation proceedings
- Four male and six female