There are no foreign nationals in twin cities, Police Commissioner clarifies
Close on the heels of Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Arvind Bellad accusing the police of neglecting his complaint on movement of foreign nationals in the twin cities, Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar has clarified that thorough verification has revealed that those suspected to be foreign nationals are actually residents of Surat in Gujarat.
He has said that based on the complaint, the police visited Bilal mosque at Jannat Nagar and Yousufia Mosque at Arogya Nagar in Dharwad and conducted thorough verification.
'All their documents, including Aadhaar and others, have been thoroughly checked and none of them are foreign nationals. The inquiry has revealed that a team of 21 members has come from Surat in Gujarat to Dharwad for a religious training programme,' he said.
Along with the police inquiry team, municipal zonal officer Shankar Patil and Dharwad Tahsildar Doddappa Hugar too visited the two mosques for verification. This apart, the officials visited a few other mosques in the twin cities to get information on inmates and it has been confirmed that none of them are from other nations, he said.
The Police Commissioner clarified that participating in religious training programmes conducted in various States is a routine process. The police are collecting information on the visitors and there is no need to panic, he said.
On Mr. Bellad's demand for thorough inquiry into the purchase of multiple SIM cards by individuals, he has said that the issue is being looked into and that information has been sought from mobile service providers, agents and retail sellers.
'As it is a sensitive issue, the MLA will be given information after thorough verification and inquiry,' he said.
The Police Commissioner has also appealed to the general public to alert the police on suspicious movement of people in the twin cities.
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