Bengaluru, Aug. 8 -- A large-scale police operation to identify foreign nationals staying illegally in Bengaluru has resulted in the detection of 15 Bangladeshi nationals in the Electronic City police division, officials said on Saturday, August 9.

The drive, named 'Operation Mukta', began early in the morning and was carried out simultaneously at several locations across the city. More than 500 police personnel were deployed as part of the exercise, which focused on verifying the identity and immigration documents of suspected foreign nationals.

In the Electronic City division alone, 23 special teams comprising 295 police officers and personnel inspected 29 locations. Construction sites, temporary shelters and other locations suspected...