Centre To Manipur government: Record Biometrics Of ‘Illegal Migrants’ by September 30
HY News
11 July, 2023 12:04 pm IST
Text Size:
The centre has asked the state govts of Manipur and Mizoram to record the biometric data of the illegal migrants who crossed the border from Myanmar by September end. The migrants crossed after military action against them in Myanmar.
Days before ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla had asked the governments of Manipur and Mizoram to capture the “biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants”. This biometric information is to include retina, iris, and fingerprints, The Hindu reported.
The Ministry in a June 22 letter reminded the States to complete the exercise by September 30. On April 28, Mr. Bhalla chaired a meeting on collating information pertaining to illegal migrants in the two States, which share border with Myanmar.
The Governments of Manipur and Mizoram have appointed Nodal Officers to feed the data in the centralised illegal foreigner’s portal maintained by the Bureau of Immigration and the Home Ministry.
In the meantine, Ten Myanmarese admitted at Churachandpur District Hospital with bullet and explosive injuries. The report said all the injured belonged to Tamu in Myanmar.
Subscribe to our mailing list to get the new updates!
Subscribe our newsletter to stay updated
Leave Comments