Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 30 (ANI): Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi on Wednesday stated that the administration has demolished illegal encroachments where Bangladeshis have been found to be residing illegally.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation organised a demolition drive against the illegal Bangladeshis living near the Chandola Lake. Over 180 Bangladeshi intruders were identified by the officials in the presence of more than 2000 police personnel.

He further said that the state government will make sure the land is emptied, which is occupied by the illegal Bangladeshis.

'We have demolished (illegal encroachments) in the area from where illegal Bangladeshi nationals were caught... We will make sure the government land is emptied', Harsh Sanghvi told reporters.

On Tuesday, Ahmedabad police commissioner Gyanendra Singh Malik said that Bangal Vaas is a region where a lot of Bangladeshis live and action has been taken against them earlier as well.

He stated that three days ago, the police officials conducted a mass operation where more than 180 Bangladeshis were identified. More than 2000 police personnel were deployed in the region, apart from the illegal construction, which the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation destroyed.

The Ahmedabad police commissioner further registered an FIR against Lallu Bihari who allegedly used to make fake rental agreements and Aadhar cards. Some people have also made illegal passports and the police is investigating the matter.

'Bangal Vaas is an area where many illegal Bangladeshis live. Action has been taken against them earlier also. Demolition has been done earlier also. 3 days ago, the police conducted a massive combing operation, in which more than 180 illegal Bangladeshis were identified. And this process is going on. Apart from this, the illegal construction done here is being demolished by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the police have deployed about 2000 police force here', he said.

'We have kept the entire police force of Ahmedabad on standby. If any incident happens anywhere, the police will take very strict action. We have also registered an FIR, in which a person named Lallu Bihari and some of his people are named. He used to make fake rent agreements so that Aadhaar could be made. He had built a big farmhouse here. His house, which he had built illegally, has been demolished and the demolition process is still going on...We have come to know that some people have also got passports made illegally, so we have lodged an FIR against Lallu Bihari and his gang and the police will definitely investigate it', the police official added. (ANI)