The Indian Police Department of Migrants in Delhi shows great inequalities

In Gurugram, a high -quality suburb of just outside Delhi, shiny jeeps, futuristic skyscrapers and neat apartments are in full contrast to the nearby swarms of mosquitoes, garbage and tarpaulins.

There are some of the richest in India inside the closed joints, while in the poor neighborhoods, poor workers-a predictable home helper, garbage and workers in daily salary live.

Last month, local authorities rounded hundreds of these workers, most of whom say they were Bengal -speaking Muslims from the state in Western Bengal in India, in a “check” aimed at illegal immigrants to Bangladeshi.

The suspects were detained and held at the “detention centers” where they were asked to provide documents to prove their citizenship. Many claim to have been beaten and abused by police during the process. Police officers deny these claims.

“I had my constituents and national ID cards, but I was told they were fake. I spent six days without knowing my fate before I finally was released,” says Ater Ali Sheikh, a daily salary worker who has lived in the city for 15 years.

The action has left indelible marks on the social tissue of the city, which is proud of its cosmopolitan culture. Hundreds of workers have fled overnight – abandoning jobs, homes and in some cases even families who are in a hurry to escape.

“I still don’t understand why they suddenly came after me,” said G -N Sheikh. Behind him, his wife quickly packed their belongings – torn clothes, old utensils and school books – in unclear boxes.

“Was that because of my language, my religion or because I’m poor?” “Why weren’t the wealthy Bengali residents?”

The Gurugra police denies to target any particular community. “Neither religion nor class have nothing to do with the pursuit,” Sandip Kumar’s relations told the BBC.

He added that out of the 250 people taken, only 10 have been identified as illegal migrants and will actually be deported.

“Everyone else was released. No one was abused in the centers. We were completely fair and objective.”

In the meantime, there is a trembling on the other side of the city.

Because no workers are left, piles of garbage are overflowing with public bins and throwing yards down the streets, causing the residents inconvenience.

“Our house also helps her husband, who works as a driver, as he leaves, so now we have no help,” said Tabasum Bano, who lives in one of the complexes.

The repression of the alleged illegal immigrants from Bangladesh Muslim-Museum is not new to India. The sides are separated from the porous border with a length of 4.096 km (2.545 miles) and have seen waves of movement of people on both sides.

But these efforts seemed to have intensified in the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In recent months, hundreds of people, including veteran Muslim officer from the Indian army, have been arrested on suspicion of being illegal migrants.

In the northeastern state of Asam, where the issue has been a powerful flash of decades, the authorities have been “Press Back” Hundreds of Bengal Muslims In Banglades, on the suspicion that they are “illegal Bangladi”.

There are also deportations in Delhi, where about 700 people have been taken in the last six months.

This had a freezing effect on the community.

In gurgram, a sense of shock prevails over their dust colonies, which were enchanted.

“We have been cleaning and collecting their garbage for years. Now we are treated like him ourselves,” Rauna Bibi said.

Internal assistance, Rauna’s husband had returned from West Bengal the same day the detention began. When he heard about it, he was so terrible that he left again – this time without informing his wife.

“For three days, I wondered if it had been removed; if it was even alive,” Rauna said. “When we finally talked, he said he didn’t call because he didn’t want any problems.”

But not her husband’s behavior bothers Rauna or the fact that he is now unemployed. It is the theft of her pride – and the comfort of belonging in place – hurts her most, making her feel absurdly insignificant.

“Unlike poverty, I can’t fight this with my hard work,” she said. “If they choose us, I would not know how to survive. This poor man, the work we do and the houses we clean up is our whole life.”

G -n Kumar says the latest actions are based on a notice to the Ministry of House since May, which defines new instructions for deporting illegal immigrants.

According to the order, all countries are obliged to set up a special working group, together with detention centers, to “find, identify and deport/send back illegal immigrants settled by Bangladesh and Myanmar.”

Everyone will be given 30 days to prove their citizenship, during which the authorities will send their documents back to their native areas for verification.

If they fail to confirm the details, the suspects will be taken by the police “under a suitable companion, in groups as far as possible” and will be handed over to the border deportation forces.

However, the critics called the order, saying that it did not specify the foundation on which a person was made suspects.

“Against this, this is nothing but the fact that you are talking to Bengal, you have a Muslim name and live in Shanti,” said Aakash Bhathachary of the National Council of the Central Council of Trade Unions of all of India, which stands for workers’ rights.

The worse is that none of the suspects receive certificates confirming that their citizenship has already been checked, he added.

“This means that they can be re -examined during the same process, which makes them extremely vulnerable.”

G -n Kumar says that the retention in gurgram is made on the basis of strong preliminary evidence.

“We checked their phones and found suspicious contacts from Bangladesh. Some of them also failed to answer questions about their descent during interrogation,” he said.

Sukhas Chakma, a human rights worker, says politics is not necessarily religious specific.

“The Muslim arrest seems more because they represent about 95% of Bangladesh’s population,” he explained.

But for a country that has been observed for decades the influx of refugees, India needs a broader law on refugees to deal with many of these complex questions, he added.

For now, the Bengal Muslims live with a deep sense of premonition.

Many of them have slept with documents tucked under the pillow in case the misfortunes hit.

“We have already struggled with the raw reality of our lives. Now we have to fight with that,” says Rabi-Ul-Hasan, a resident of Jai Hind Camp, a massive hips located in one of the lowest corners of Delhi.

Three weeks ago, authorities cut off electricity in the area, instantly immersed about 400 people in darkness.

The action came after the court ruled that the inhabitants of the poor neighborhoods, who say they had lived there for generations, squatted on private land.

“They did this, even when the area was recognized as a legitimate poor area by its own city planning organization,” said Abhik Chimni, a lawyer who challenges the order.

Since then, residents have been in some stupor, dizzy, angry and tired. “The heat is unbearable. The food continues to rot and the children do not stop crying. At night we try to sleep outside, but then the mosquitoes bite,” Bajan Bibi said.

“I’m so exhausted,” she continued, “I sometimes wonder if it’s better to live in the Holding Center. At least there’s a fan, right?”