Safety has been stepped up in Kolkata forward of New 12 months revelry, following the arrest of two Bangladeshi infiltrators from the guts of town, Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma stated on Saturday. Verma stated people arriving from international nations, in addition to these searching for shelter within the metropolis, can be strictly monitored.
Addressing a press convention on the Kolkata Police Headquarters, Verma stated almost 4,500 cops can be deployed within the metropolis on December 31 and January 1 to stop untoward incidents.
Watch towers have been set as much as monitor crowds and the visitors police would additionally keep a strict vigil on reckless and drunk driving to stop accidents and keep highway security, he stated.
Consideration might be paid to making sure the protection and safety of girls, kids, and senior residents and emergency providers and sufferers might be given protected passage, Verma stated.
He stated, “Particular groups in plain garments might be there, additionally anti-crime measures crew might be deployed and police assistant cubicles might be positioned at strategic places and greater than 50 naka factors have been recognized. With every kind of inputs we have now made preparations. Kolkata police STF and different models have additionally been activated.”
The Police Commissioner stated personnel are additionally surveilling town’s motels and visitor homes and have requested the managements to confirm the backgrounds of their staff additionally.
“Due to the well timed intervention of Kolkata Police, the latest arrests (of two Bangladeshi infiltrators) have been attainable,” Verma stated.
This comes days after the arrest of six individuals in a faux passport case over the previous few days. Two Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally within the metropolis have been arrested with faux paperwork by personnel of the Park Avenue police station.
Addressing the considerations associated to unlawful Bangladeshi immigrants managing to safe Indian passports with faux paperwork, Verma stated, “We’re abiding by the rules of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA), and detailed discussions have been held with officers of various police stations.”
“It’s because of the surveillance that some folks have been arrested. Detailed directions have been given to the police division on what must be achieved and particular surveillance is happening,” stated Verma.
Officers are visiting properties to confirm the paperwork of passport candidates and the Kolkata Police are coordinating with the passport workplace to make sure there are not any lapses, he added.
The West Bengal Police on Thursday evening arrested a Bangladeshi nationwide Mohammed Abidur Rahaman, 37, who has been illegally residing in Kolkata for the previous one 12 months. He was produced in Bankshal court docket, which remanded him to police custody till January 6 for additional questioning.
A faux Aadhaar card and PAN card have been seized from Rahaman, who’s a resident of Narail district, Bangladesh, the police stated on Friday. Rahaman claimed that he obtained the faux identification playing cards from an unknown place in North 24 Parganas, the police stated.
One other Bangladeshi was arrested from Marquis Avenue close to Park Avenue for residing in Kolkata for years with faux paperwork. He was working at a lodge, police stated.
Final month, former Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP) chief Salim Matabbar, a resident of Bangladesh, was arrested final month for illegally staying in India.
Matabbar was residing in Kolkata for the previous two years as ‘Ravi Sharma’ and was arrested from Park Avenue on November 29 and all his faux paperwork have been seized. The police filed a case towards him beneath the Foreigners Act and have additionally charged him with sections associated to dishonest.
— WITH PTI
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