The Andhra Pradesh police will hold a survey of migrant labourers at village, mandal, division and district levels. The survey is in response to an alert issued by the Centre on illegal immigrants in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to sources, A.P. has over five lakh workers from West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and other States. They work in agriculture, catering, hotels and restaurants, spinning mills, sand quarries, aqua companies, brick kilns, construction, decoration and other sectors.
Speaking to The Hindu, Inspector General of Police (IGP-Eluru Range) G.V.G. Ashok Kumar said instructions have been given to hold a survey of migrant labourers staying in villages. “The police will verify the Aadhaar cards of the workers; their native State or country; companies employing them; the duration of their stay in A.P.; whether they are residing alone or with families; if they are involved in any cases; and other details,” he said.
“The Intelligence, Task Force, District Security Wing, Special Branch, Counter Intelligence and the Law and Order police have been tasked with conducting the survey,” an Intelligence officer said on condition of anonymity.
Eluru Superintendent of Police K. Pratap Shiva Kishore said the police will hold the survey without disturbing the public. “We will find out who engage the labourers for work and verify their ID cards,” Mr. Pratap Shiva Kishore said.
Meanwhile, the police have bound over Bangladesh and Myanmar nationals who were take into custody in Krishna district a couple of days ago. “We bound over all the 12 persons staying illegally without any documents and sent them to a refugee camp in Hyderabad,” said Krishna SP R. Gangadhar Rao said on Sunday (May 25).
Published – May 25, 2025 08:31 pm IST
