A prominent voice of the African national community in the city, Bosco Kaweesi, was arrested and deported to his home country Uganda, for allegedly overstaying, human trafficking, forging documents to provide documents for other African nationals to overstay, and blackmailing them, among a litany of other allegations.
Bosco Kaweesi, who came to India in 2004 as a student, had remained in the country, married a local Siddi woman in the State and turned into an activist for the cause of African nationals. He served as legal advisor to All Africa Students’ Association, Bengaluru, and was president of Pan-African Federation and Students’ Union, India. He had emerged as a prominent voice of the community during attacks on members of the community in the city.
Probing several complaints, the city police and the Ministry of Home Affairs arrested him on July 19, detained him at the detention centre and deported him to Uganda on July 27. The police said they had initiated proceedings to ensure there is a permanent ban imposed on Mr. Kaweesi from coming to India.
