As part of an ongoing identification drive, Haryana police arrested 13 Bangladeshi nationals working as daily-wage labourers in Gurugram on 16 June after they failed to produce valid travel or residency documents. One detainee admitted entering India clandestinely via the Kaliaganj border in West Bengal with the help of trafficking agents, according to Deputy Police Commissioner Hitesh Yadav. The migrants will be held at a local detention centre while authorities coordinate with Bangladesh High Commission officials to verify identities and arrange deportation. The crackdown follows Union Home Ministry instructions urging states to map and remove unauthorised foreign nationals ahead of a planned nationwide population register update. For global-mobility teams, the incident signals heightened scrutiny of identity documents in key industrial hubs such as Gurugram, Noida and Bengaluru, where large numbers of foreign manual workers and domestic helpers reside. Employers and residential societies have been advised to complete tenant-and-employee police verification and maintain copies of passports, visas and FRRO registrations. The police warned that legal action could be taken against landlords or contractors harbouring undocumented foreigners. Relocation firms supporting expatriate families in the Delhi-NCR region should ensure household staff undergo timely background checks to avoid liability.
Source: Hindustan Times
