In what is being seen as a reaction to the recent crackdown by the Bengaluru City Police on illegal Bangladeshi migrants, some apartment complexes in the Whitefield-Marathahalli areas have sought police help in determining the ‘legal identity’ of their Bengali-speaking workers. AdvertisingConfirming this, a Kundalahalli resident said, “We have written to the top cops of the city to help us verify the identity of Bengali-speaking workers, including househelps, cooks, and security guards. Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao had clarified then that the arrested would be deported to Bangladesh. AdvertisingIt is estimated that a large number (estimates by a local workers union put it at 20,000) of Bengali-origin people work in apartment complexes in Whitefield, Marathahalli, Kadubeesanahalli, Kundalahalli, Panathur, Sarjapur, BTM Layout, Koramangala, Electronic City, and other areas. Following the police raid, there have been reports of some apartment complexes asking agencies not to send them Bengali-speaking workers.

Source: Indian Express November 05, 2019 15:00 UTC