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Cops find it difficult to keep track of refugees
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With frequent movement of migrant refugees to different cities, the police are finding it difficult to keep track of Rohingyas Muslims settled in Hyderabad. Cops on the other hand are banking on NGOs for information on the movement of the asylum seekers. Of late, there are no checks on the influx of Rohingyas Muslims from Myanmar into the city.
- Police banking on NGOs to monitor Rohingyas who migrate from Myanmar
- Of the 2,000 odd strong Rohingyas presence in the city, hardly 100 of them have refugee cards
With frequent movement of migrant refugees to different cities, the police are finding it difficult to keep track of Rohingyas Muslims settled in Hyderabad. Cops on the other hand are banking on NGOs for information on the movement of the asylum seekers. Of late, there are no checks on the influx of Rohingyas Muslims from Myanmar into the city.
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the Arakan province of Myanmar. They were renamed as Rakhine by the military-led government in 1989. Ethnically, they are related to the Bengalis living in Bangladesh's Chittagong district. About a million Rohingyas live in the north of Rakhine State in Myanmar, which borders Bangladesh.
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The United Nations characterises Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar as one of the world's most persecuted minorities. Confederation of Voluntary Associations (COVA), an implementing partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) which coordinates with asylum seekers of various nationalities, said that police from both Cyberabad and Hyderabad insisted on community-based monitoring in their last meeting with them.
When The Hans India contacted Cyberabad Police Commissioner CV Anand on the status of refugees, he said “We had a meeting with UNHCR and local coordinator COVA on this issue. We told them our concerns and COVA said that they would get back to the police soon with the details.”
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“The refugees were asked to submit documents such as proof of identity and also their application for refugee status filed at the UNHCR office in New Delhi with COVA,” Mazhar Hussain, director of COVA said adding that the population of the refugees who are living in areas like Barkas, Shaheen Nagar, Hafeezbaba Nagar, Ballapur, Kishanbagh and Pahadi Shareef is anywhere between 1,700 and 2,000 including children and the elderly.
Despite such a notable presence, hardly 100 of them have got refugee cards, revealed a COVA official. "Getting a refugee card is a long process. Only after passing the temporary stage, a Rohingya Muslim can get a refugee card by the UNHCR which collects the details of the refugees from the local organisations," the official said adding that the refugee has to travel to Delhi to prove his identity and purpose of migration.
By:Victor Rao
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