Mandya, Aug. 11 -- A KSRTC bus travelling from Bengaluru to Madikeri was stopped at the Mandya bus stand on the night of Monday, August 10, after Hindu activists raised suspicion that some passengers could be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

The bus was carrying around 30 passengers when members of a local Hindu organisation intercepted it and demanded verification of their identities and documents. The activists claimed that some of the passengers appeared to be Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly residing in Karnataka without valid documents.

Police and revenue officials, including the Mandya tahsildar, reached the bus stand after being alerted about the incident. The authorities checked the identity cards and other documents ...