Over 1500 Africans to be deported for overstaying in Banglore

TIL Desk/National/Bengaluru-The Bangalore Police has prepared a list of 1500 African nationals who are staying in the country without a valid visa. The police have said that it will deport the students by July end. The crackdown against students who have jumped their visa stay was initiated after African nationals were caught in narcotics drug trade recently.

Police records reveal that out of the 6000 African students studying in Bengaluru, more than 1500 are staying without valid visas. The list has also been submitted to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

We prepared a list and found out that high number of them are staying even though their visa has expired,” P Harishekaran Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Bengaluru East said.