1. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh disclosed 5,457 illegal immigrants detected in the state.
2. Kamjong district in Manipur reported the cases, as per CM Singh’s announcement on X.
3. Biometric data of 5,173 illegal immigrants has been collected, with deportation procedures ongoing.
Imphal, May 08: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh revealed on Wednesday that the government has identified a total of 5,457 illegal immigrants in the state.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), CM Singh announced that as of May 7th, 2024, Kamjong district in Manipur has reported 5,457 cases of illegal immigration.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐.
The Government has detected a total of 5457 illegal immigrants in Kamjong District, Manipur as on May 7th, 2024. Out ofโฆ
— N.Biren Singh (Modi Ka Parivar) (@NBirenSingh) May 8, 2024
“Biometric data of 5,173 illegal immigrants has been collected thus far,” mentioned CM Singh in the post.
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He further stated that the deportation process is in progress and assured that the government is extending humanitarian assistance to all detected illegal immigrants.
“Despite the gravity of the situation, we are addressing it with the utmost sensitivity,” emphasized the Manipur CM.
This revelation comes against the backdrop of mounting concerns regarding illegal immigration in India.
The Indian government has been actively pursuing measures to identify and repatriate illegal immigrants, including the rollout of a National Register of Citizens (NRC).
