Committee formed to track down, deport illegal foreign nationals

The State government has formed a committee led by the Principal Secretary (Prison, Civil Defence and Auxiliary Services) to track down foreign nationals living illegally in Karnataka and take action

The State government has formed a committee led by the Principal Secretary (Prison, Civil Defence and Auxiliary Services) to track down foreign nationals living illegally in Karnataka and take action to deport them to their respective countries. This comes close on the heels of the Bengaluru police’s campaign against foreigners overstaying their visa. The committee, with a pan-State mandate, will have a Foreigners Regional Registration Officer and the State intelligence chief as its members, among others. It will submit a monthly report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on the action taken, a communique from the State government said.