India, June 17 -- At least 13 Bangladeshi nationals residing across Gurugram were traced and detained during an ongoing special verification drive, police said on Tuesday. The drive, underway for 10 days, aims to identify foreign nationals staying illegally in Gurugram by verifying documents of people living in rented accommodations, slums, industrial areas, construction sites, and hotels.

Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Hitesh Yadav said the Sector 39 crime branch carried out searches in Sohna, Tulip Chowk, Sector 70, Manesar, and other areas based on intelligence inputs. "During the operation, identities and citizenship status of at least 900 individuals living mainly at construction sites and slums were checked, and they zeroed ...