Hundreds of Huts of 'Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants' Razed in Bengaluru, Turns Out All Are Indians

[timmy]

Hundreds of Huts of 'Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants' Razed in Bengaluru, Turns Out All Are Indians

All the residents of the shanties have valid identity cards, including Aadhaar, pan and voter ID. Besides, those from Assam have also shown their names in the NRC.

Revathi Rajeevan | CNN-News18

Updated:January 20, 2020, 2:42 PM IST

 

 

The Kariyammana Agrahara area after the shanties were demolished. (Image: Fahad Khalid)

 

Bengaluru: Days after BJP MLA Arvind Limbavalli tweeted a video of shantytowns in North Bengaluru’s Kariyammana Agrahara area, claiming that the settlements belong to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, the houses were razed to the ground on Sunday and rendered thousands homeless. The electricity and water supply to the location was cut off three days ago.

After the demolition of the shanties, the residents, mostly migrants from Assam, Tripura, some even from North Karnataka, were allegedly asked to vacate the land.

 

 

 

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), in a letter, stated that the sheds were built illegally by illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who converted the area to a slum, which led to the deterioration of conditions in the neighbourhood, following which the municipality received several complaints.

Earlier, on Januray 11, the Bengaluru police issued a notice to the owner of survey no. 35/2 that said that the sheds were built on the land without proper approval. The cops claimed that the sheds housed illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and the notice asked the owner to clear the encroachments and furnish details of the residents.

 

Revathi Rajeevan

 

✔@RevathiRajeevan

 

 

Several sheds in Kariyammana Agrahara near Marathahalli demolished, migrants from Assam, Tripura, some from North Karnataka allegedly asked to vacate.

Police had issued notice to the owners of the land on Jan 11 saying there were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in

 

 

325

5:59 PM - Jan 19, 2020

Twitter Ads info and privacy

 

337 people are talking about this

 

 

 

 

"We have not asked anyone to move. We have asked the owners to furnish details of the residents there. This is after 60 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants were detained from North Bengaluru in October 2018," said MN Anucheth, DCP, Whitefield, adding that he did not know of police asking them to vacate.

However, the action comes after a tweet from the MLA of the constituency. On January 12, Limbavalli, MLA of Mahadevapura constituency under which this area falls tweeted aerial shots of the slum, tweeted:

 

Aravind Limbavali

 

✔@ArvindLBJP

 

 

Few people have taken shelter under illegally constructed sheds located in Kariyammana Agrahara of Bellanduru which is within the jurisdiction of our Mahadevapura Assembly constituency. 1/3

 

 

109

4:58 PM - Jan 12, 2020

Twitter Ads info and privacy

 

78 people are talking about this

 

 

 

 

The concerned authorities were instructed to take action against it. Officials are reviewing and taking action. Residents from other areas have settled here, some of them are suspect to be illegal immigrants of Bangladesh. 3/3

On January 18, the BBMP wrote a letter to the police asking for protection during the removal of encroachments in the said land. However, the “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants” had shown their valid identity cards, which revealed most are from the Northeast India and North Karnataka.

"The sheds were demolished around 12 noon on Saturday. People in civilian clothes asked us to clear the space. There was also a cop with them. We are not Bangladeshis. We have proof that we are Indians. We have come here to work and earn a living," said Ahadur Rahman, a migrant from Assam.

"We don't know what happened. I work as a mason here. We can't find a place to live. We have been asked to move from here," said Karanna, a native of Koppal in North Karnataka's Gadag district. He is in Bangalore with his wife and three children aged 10, 7 and 5.

All the residents have valid identity cards, including Aadhaar, pan and voter ID. Besides, those from Assam have also shown their names in the NRC.

"We earn around 12000-15000 rupees doing housekeeping work or as security staff. We have to send some money home too. How can we move to an apartment or a better house where rent is around 20,000 rupees," asked Kalaram Tripura, another resident.

https://www.news18.com/news/india/hundreds-of-huts-of-illegal-bangladeshi-immigrants-razed-in-bengaluru-turns-out-all-are-indians-2465113.html

[timmy]

 

[timmy]

 

[timmy]

Police detain three Bangladeshi migrants in Bengaluru

Jayasimha K.R.

JANUARY 21, 2020 22:41 IST

UPDATED: JANUARY 22, 2020 01:05 IST

• SHARE ARTICLE
•  
•  
•  
•  
•  
•  3
• PRINT
• A A A

 

 

A child looks at his home that was demolished by the civic body at Bellandur in Bengaluru on January 21, 2020.   | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain

 

Lacked papers to prove Indian identity; move follows demolition of hutments of alleged illegal migrants.

The Bengaluru police on Tuesday arrested three persons of a family, who they say are Bangladeshi immigrants, at Munnekolala village near Whitefield in southeast Bengaluru. 

According to the police, Mohammed Lokman, 55, son of Sonali Ganji, a resident of Boresel village, Pirajpur district, Bangladesh, along with his wife Jasmin Begum, 35, and son Raasel were arrested after receiving a tip-off from the locals. 

The incident comes two days after around 150 makeshift houses on a piece of private land were demolished by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in adjoining Kariyammana Agrahara near Bellandur in the southeastern part of the city. 

Speaking to The Hindu, M.N. Anucheth, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Whitefield, said the three arrested had admitted to being Bangladeshi migrants.

ALSO READ

Residents left homeless as over 100 makeshift houses razed in Bellandur

 

“No identity cards to prove that they were Indians were found and a few Bangladesh identity cards, including national ID and birth certificates, were found,” he said.

On Monday, in the same area, the Marathahalli police had detained a few persons, alleging that they were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. 

However, activists have dismissed the claims of the police and said the people detained were from West Bengal. Akmal Pasha, from the Alternative Law Forum, said some labourers were detained by the police while they were unloading goods in the night. 

Mr. Anucheth said those who were detained on Monday night were released on Tuesday as they they had valid documents.

ALSO READ

What are the laws in place to tackle illegal non-citizens?

 

However, accusing the police of prejudicial action, Basawa Prasad, advocate from Alternative Law Forum, said, “When we rushed to the rescue of the detainees on Monday night, a few of their neighbours came with us. There a few police personnel asked why we were supporting them. When we said they were Indians, they asked us to make those accompanying us sing the National Anthem.” He said he tried to explain to the police that singing the national anthem was not a criteria to decide on ones citizenship. 

Bellandur demolitions 

This incident comes two days after around 150 hutments on private land were demolished by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), in the adjoining locality, Kariyammana Agrahara near Bellandur in South East part of the City in a sudden move. 

Interestingly, agencies involved in the evacuation drive refused to take ownership of the act. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), city’s civic body, had written to the city police seeking security during the drive, which was provided by the police. The police said that they received a letter from the Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) after which the demolition was taken up and they had no further role to play. 

In its letter to the police, the BBMP alleged that illegal Bangaldeshi immigrants were staying there and converting the place into a slum and that they had received oral complaints by the neighbours. 

Speaking to The Hindu, B.H. Anil Kumar, BBMP Commissioner, said that BBMP officer who conducted the drive was not authorised to do it and had conducted the drive without proper documents or written complaints. “The officer responsible for the drive has been repatriated to the home department. We have also written to the department to suspend the officer immediately and conduct an enquiry,” he said.

From West Bengal and Tripura

However, activists say that there were no Bangladeshis residing in the sheds demolished and that many were from West Bengal and Tripura. When The Hindu visited the spot, many families were trying to salvage whatever was left of their belongings. Many labourers who have lost homes are also from the northern districts of Karnataka. 

Nagappa, who hails from Raichur in North Karnataka and works as a house keeper in a building nearby, said that the official were completely “blind and deaf” to their request not conduct the drive. “Isn’t Raichur in India?” he asked. “There are tens of labourers from North Karnataka also who have lost their tents,” he said, and added that most of those in his neighbourhood who are dubbed “Bangladeshis” were from West Bengal and Tripura.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/police-arrest-three-bangladeshi-immigrants/article30618618.ece

[timmy]

Police detain, then release ‘illegal immigrants’

Jayasimha K.R.

JANUARY 21, 2020 23:08 IST

UPDATED: JANUARY 21, 2020 23:08 IST

• SHARE ARTICLE
•  
•  
•  
•  
•  
•  0
• PRINT
• A A A

 

 

Documents, including ID papers, amidst the debris left behind by the demolition of dwellings at Bellandur, on Tuesday.   | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain

 

Advocate alleges some people were told to sign national anthem

As the controversy over the demolition and eviction of over a 100 makeshift houses in Kariyammana Agrahara raged, the Marathahalli police, on Monday night and Tuesday, detained a few people from Munnekolala village, alleging that they were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. They were later released.

This came soon after the eviction drive, which was also aimed at alleged Bangladeshi nationals. Both the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the police have denied direct involvement with the drive.

Akmal Pasha from the Alternative Law Forum, who rushed to Marathahalli police station to rescue the detainees, said that some labourers were detained by the police while they were unloading goods in the night. He said that one of the detainees is a Kannadiga.

M.N. Anucheth admitted later that those who were detained on Monday night were released on Tuesday as they had valid documents.

However, Basawa Prasad, advocate from Alternative Law Forum, accused the police of prejudice. “When we tried to help the people detained on Monday night, a few of their neighbours came along with us. When we said they were Indians, police asked us to make those accompanying us sing the national anthem,” he alleged.

Original documents amidst rubble

Back in Kariyammana Agrahara where the eviction drive rendered several homeless, people showed original ID proof of those who had lost their homes. The documents found amidst the debris included PAN cards, Aadhaar cards and marks cards of secondary schooling. Most of them belonged to people from West Bengal and North-eastern States.

Neighbours and activists say that no Bangladeshis were residing in the dwellings that were demolished. When The Hindu visited the spot, many families were trying to salvage what was left of their belongings.

Those from north Karnataka also lost their homes. Nagappa from Raichur works as a housekeeper in a building nearby. He told The Hindu that the officials were ‘blind and deaf’ to their requests to spare their houses. “Isn’t Raichur in India? Tens of labourers from north Karnataka also have lost their dwellings,” he said.

Official repatriated

BBMP Special Commissioner D. Randeep, who is in charge of Mahadevapura zone, told The Hindu that the civic body had repatriated the official concerned to the parent department with the recommendation of an inquiry and suspension with immediate effect.

BBMP Commissioner B.H. Anil Kumar denied any administrative lapse by the civic body. “This is a case where an officer who is not authorised to act has taken the action. We have written in detail to the parent department regarding this. The officer, without any solid backing or written complaint, did this,” he said.

He said that the Joint Commissioner of Mahadevapura zone, who was directed to inquire, is expected to submit a report on Wednesday.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/police-detain-then-release-illegal-immigrants/article30618830.ece

[ChinnaBhasha]

Probably they want to clear the land, and used this as excuse.

[timmy]

 

[pottipotato]

Its just class war. These demolishments happen all the time, in all cities.

Just that now people are spreading awareness about it. and the ruling party is using sick reasons like 'bangladeshi' shamelessly for these acts.

[pottipotato]

most north east indians work in blore for a pittance. They are paid almost twice in kerala for the same job, and given accommodation too.

bangalore, chennai, hyderabad hellscapes for migrant labour. 

none of their kids are studying too. depressing.

[Kool_SRG]

1 hour ago, ChinnaBhasha said:

Probably they want to clear the land, and used this as excuse.

Anthe anthe...

[babu_bangaram]

illegal ani chepesaakaa no disco on this thread ..........

[pottipotato]

1 hour ago, babu_bangaram said:

illegal ani chepesaakaa no disco on this thread ..........

hindutva slave spotted.

easiest to fool slave in the world.

[nallajamoon]

6 hours ago, pottipotato said:

most north east indians work in blore for a pittance. They are paid almost twice in kerala for the same job, and given accommodation too.

bangalore, chennai, hyderabad hellscapes for migrant labour. 

none of their kids are studying too. depressing.

Kerala has better labor laws that's why antava?

[pottipotato]

Just now, nallajamoon said:

Kerala has better labor laws that's why antava?

no. because bangalore is a city. Jobs in kerala are spread out all around the state.

space crunch is the biggest reason. Also bangalore/chennai/hyderabad authorities don't have an action plan to deal with large homeless groups.

They just destroy their settlements, and offer them another one 20kms away. They can't drive these labour out, because the city needs them too.