Mangaluru police are verifying the antecedents of 518 migrant workers as they do not possess valid documents.
City police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar told reporters that Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, during his recent visit to the commissionerate, had directed the police to undertake verification of migrant workers. The Minister had told them that there is the possibility of illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries, particularly Bangladesh, coming to India and working in plantations, agriculture farms, industries, construction industry, fishing, and other such industries. The Minister had told the police to undertake a verification process to identify illegal immigrants.
