The Uttar Pradesh police department has got a serious problem on its hands with reports of about 300 Pakistani nationals missing from various districts of the state.
These Pakistani citizens had come to UP at various points of time to visit relatives and not returned to Pakistan, according to officials. The government is apprehensive that these missing people are acting as sleeping modules for some Pak-based terrorist organisation and are indulged in anti-national activities in India.
Of these missing Pakistani nationals, 29 have reportedly been missing from central UP district of Kanpur followed by 25 from Bareilley. In Meerut, 22 Pakistanis have been reported missing, while in Moradabad district, the number is 16.
Keeping in mind the gravity of the situation, the police department has issued an alert to all district police. The police have stepped up its efforts to locate these ‘missing nationals’ and once they are traced they will deported to their country, If found involved in any anti-national activities, action will be taken against them according to law.
Moradabad Deputy Inspector General of police Onkar Singh said a comprehensive campaign has been initiated in the district to nab these missing persons. “Police teams have been inquiring and interrogating the relatives of these missing nationals and soon they will be located,” he said.
A few days ago, Moradabad police had arrested an alleged terror suspect Farhan Ahmed Ali who had been staying here for a long period using fake identity. After his interrogation, it came to light that he had wanted to take revenge for the 2002 Godhra riots during which many Muslims lost their lives in Gujarat.
