Patna: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has urged citizens to “verify the identity of individuals” before employing them for domestic or business work, as the state steps up action against Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals allegedly residing illegally across Uttar Pradesh. The appeal comes amid heightened enforcement measures aimed at strengthening security and law and order.
Taking to X on Monday, CM Adityanath emphasised that protecting the state is a shared responsibility and called for greater public vigilance. “The security of the state, along with social harmony and robust law and order, remains the government’s foremost priority,” he said, adding that “strict and decisive action” had already been initiated against Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators living illegally in the state.
Addressing residents directly, he urged them to remain alert and ensure proper identity verification before hiring anyone. “The security of the state is the collective responsibility of all of us because security is the foundation of prosperity,” Adityanath said in his post.
Officials said the appeal is part of a broader effort to involve citizens in maintaining public safety and preventing illegal residency and employment.
Meanwhile, the Varanasi Police Commissionerate has launched a week-long special verification drive targeting Bangladeshis, Rohingyas, and other illegal immigrants. The campaign, which began on Saturday, is being carried out across the district, with teams deployed to check individuals living in makeshift settlements or working as hawkers without valid documents.
Deputy Commissioner of Police for the Kashi Zone, Gaurav Banswal, said police teams are inspecting hutment clusters and roadside vendors during the seven-day campaign. “After verification, individuals found residing illegally will face strict and effective legal action as per rules,” he said, as quoted by India Today.
All station house officers in Varanasi have formed special teams to conduct checks in their respective areas. On Saturday, Additional DCP for the Gomti Zone, Vaibhav Bangar, led a verification operation in Koirajpur, where teams examined the identities, backgrounds, and documents of hutment dwellers and hawkers. Officials said photographs and personal details of those checked were recorded in official forms.
The verification drive is continuing systematically across all police station areas under the commissionerate.