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Amid the raging violence in Manipur, the state government resumed the campaign for the biometric capture of all illegal Myanmar immigrants in the state on Saturday..
The development came as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructed the state government to complete the campaign for the biometric capture of illegal Myanmar immigrants in Manipur by September 2023...
A team of officials of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), deputed by the Ministry of Home Affairs for training and handholding of State Government Officers in this campaign, assisted the State Government officials in capturing biometric data of illegal immigrants at Foreigners' Detention Centre, Sajwa, Imphal East District today," a release from Manipur government said..
The state government emphasized the need for the border-guarding force to promptly return these illegal immigrants back to their home country.. . Catch all the Business News, Market News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on Live Mint..
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