Varanasi,

7 Dec (HS): The Varanasi Police Commissionerate has initiated a week-long

special verification campaign targeting Bangladeshis, Rohingyas, and other

illegal immigrants living in the area, authorities said on Sunday. Gaurav

Banswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for the Kashi Zone, said teams

have been dispatched around Varanasi to identify those living in temporary

settlements or operating as hawkers without proper documentation. The week-long

initiative, which began on Saturday, aims to track out people living unlawfully

and prosecute them under applicable laws, he added. During the seven-day

verification campaign, police officers inspect hutment clusters and roadside

merchants. Individuals discovered to be

residing unlawfully would face harsh and effective legal action under the laws,

according to Banswal.

All

station house officers in the district have organized special teams to

undertake thorough inspections in their respective areas. On Saturday,

Additional DCP Gomti Zone Vaibhav Bangar oversaw a special verification

operation in Koirajpur. Teams investigated the names, backgrounds, and papers

of hutment residents, hawkers, and other suspicious persons.

According

to police officials, pictures and detailed personal information for each person

examined were recorded on designated forms. The campaign has been conducted

with heightened vigilance by teams from the Baragaon police station and other

Gomti Zone units. A

special verification exercise is being carried out systematically throughout

all police station areas under the Varanasi Police Commissionerate.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi