5 Bangladeshis arrested
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 11:05 pm Under World News Alerts
5 Bangladeshis including one woman have been arrested in Rajasthan today (May 20) under the Foreigner’s Act and were produced before a court and sent to judicial custody following the crackdown on illegal colonies after the Jaipur blasts. The Rajasthan police is rounding up on Bangladeshis living in illegal colonies in and around Jaipur, the biggest of them being Bagrana.
Police are also verifying records available with Bangladeshis and are attempting to identify those who may have criminal antecedents.
The Rajasthan police believe that these illegal Bangladeshis have indirect links to those who were behind the Jaipur blasts. The government announced that within a month’s time, they will identify each and every illegal colony existent in and around Jaipur. According to the government, there are about 25,000 illegal Bangladeshis in Rajasthan with about 10,000 living only in the city of Jaipur.
The state police are optimistic that they will crackdown these colonies within the stipulated time frame. However, sources said that some of those Bangladeshis have fled the illegal colonies that have mushroomed in and around the state.
Tradition of India to welcome all those who come here: Dikshit
In the backdrop of the issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants gaining prominence following the Jaipur serial blasts, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today (May 20) said it is the tradition of India to welcome all those who come here.
“Migration of Bangladeshis into India is not a new phenomenon as our borders are porous. Moreover, it has been in our tradition to welcome all those who arrive in our country,” Dikshit told reporters in Delhi.
She was responding to a question on the issue of Bangladeshi migrants in the capital and the steps being taken by her government with regard to them.
Asked about illegal Bangladeshi migrants allegedly being issued ration cards, Dikshit said: “Allotment of ration cards is generally being done as per procedure and guidelines, with minimum stay and income being among the criteria. And above all, nobody can be left without food.”
The Centre and the Rajasthan government have locked horns over Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s claim that a suggestion was made to put illegal Bangladeshi migrants in a “transit camp”, a charge refuted by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil.
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