Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Gurugram Police Conducts Verification Drive, Detaining Bengali Speakers
Imagine the police are checking who lives in a town to make sure everyone belongs there.
They're looking for people who might not have the right papers to be in the town.
Some people who speak Bengali were taken to special places while the police checked their papers.
This caused worry among the Bengali-speaking community.
The police say they are following rules from the government to find people without proper documents.
They've found some people they think are from another country and will send them back.
The police say they are doing this to keep the town safe.
Gurugram police are conducting a verification drive to identify illegal immigrants.
The drive has led to the detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers, causing fear and panic.
Detainees are held in 'holding areas' while police verify their documents and backgrounds.
Police have identified and will deport eight individuals suspected of being from Bangladesh.
Authorities state the drive follows central government guidelines and is meant to ensure law and order.
- Who
- Gurugram police and Bengali-speaking migrant workers.
- What
- Gurugram police are verifying documents of Bengali-speaking migrants to identify illegal immigrants.
- When
- The verification drive is ongoing.
- Where
- Gurugram, India.
- Why
- To identify and deport illegal immigrants as per central government guidelines, maintaining law and order.
Migrant Workers
Gurugram Police
Impact on Migrant Community
Migrant Workers
Migrant workers, especially those speaking Bengali, express fear and concern about the verification drive, citing potential targeting and detention due to language.
Gurugram Police
Authorities emphasize the drive is a routine procedure to identify and deport illegal immigrants, with no intent to target any specific group.
- Focus
- Verification of suspected illegal immigrants
- Location
- Gurugram, India
- Detainees
- Held in 'holding areas'
- Objective
- Identify and deport illegal immigrants
- Number of Bangladeshis Identified
- Eight
- Government Directive
- From Union Home Ministry
