About 17 migrant laborers from West Bengal had been questioned by the police in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on December 29 after some locals complained and alleged that they had been Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing within the metropolis, officers mentioned.
Based on the police, a criticism was acquired on the Malharganj police station from some residents of Kamla Nagar space alleging {that a} body of workers at a material manufacturing facility had been unlawful Bangladeshi immigrants.
Krishna Lalchandani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Indore Zone 1, advised. The Hindu that the employees had been let go after fundamental questioning and the police are at present verifying their identification paperwork.
“Many of the staff have paperwork from Purba Medinipur district whereas some are from close to Kolkata. We’re verifying their paperwork and nationality. No person has been detained,” Mr. Lalchandani mentioned.
The DCP additionally mentioned that the police will quickly contact authorities in West Bengal. “If wanted, we are going to ship some officers there too,” he added.
Malharganj station in-charge Vedendra Kushwaha mentioned that the laborers have been working in Indore for about 5 years.
The complainants additionally included native staff of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion, together with Chandan Singh Bais, president of a neighborhood BJP mandal.
The BJP staff mentioned that they got here throughout the migrants throughout a survey for the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Printed – December 30, 2025 03:26 am IST