Migrant workers from West Bengal say they are being harassed by the Odisha police, who are in the process of verifying the identities of Bengali-speaking people suspected to be foreign nationals, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas.
Over the past three days, the Jharsuguda police have detained 444 people working in the construction and mining sectors, verifying their identities as part of an ongoing drive to deport Bangladeshis and Rohingiyas from the country. According to the police, the primary documents being sought are birth certificates and passports.
