Aadhaar, PAN, ration card not proof of citizenship, Government gives new instruction to police… document required is…

Aadhaar card, PAN card or ration card will no longer be valid to prove a person’s Indian citizenship in Delhi. Delhi Police has made it clear that only voter ID card or passport will now be accepted as proof of citizenship from people suspected of being foreign nationals.

A senior Delhi Police official said that this decision has been taken on the instructions of the central government. During the verification campaign running since October last year, it was observed that a large number of illegal foreign nationals, especially Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, were claiming themselves to be Indian citizens with the help of Aadhaar, PAN and ration cards.

Illegal migrants have all these documents

According to the Hindustan Times report, the police officer said, “Many illegal migrants have been found to have Aadhaar, ration card, PAN card and even cards issued by UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). This made it difficult to correctly identify Indian citizenship. Therefore, now voter ID card or Indian passport has been made mandatory.”

Delhi Police has instructed DCPs of all districts to increase surveillance on suspicious persons in their areas. The officer said that the campaign against illegal immigrants will continue until even the last person is sent back to his country.

3500 Pakistani citizens in Delhi

Along with this, Delhi Police has also intensified action against citizens coming from Pakistan. According to information, out of about 3,500 Pakistani citizens living in Delhi, about 520 are Muslims, out of which more than 400 people have returned to Pakistan through Attari border so far.

After the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the central government has decided to cancel the visas of Pakistanis. Under this, only citizens with medical, diplomatic and long term visas (LTV) have been exempted. Medical visas will also be considered invalid after April 29. Delhi Police and intelligence agencies have been ordered to collect information about Pakistani citizens living in Delhi and ask them to leave the country immediately. The government has also clarified that the visas of Hindu Pakistani citizens who are already on long term visas will remain intact.

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