The recent arrests of four illegal immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh just reminded how the city had turned a hub for several such foreign nationals who are living here illegally. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), till August 6, there are 1,761 refugees of various countries residing in Hyderabad.
There are several others who are not reported. Most of the reported immigrants are staying in the city and doing various jobs. Cyberabad Police recently started collecting information about all the immigrants staying in the Cyberabad with the help of NGOs.
Most of these immigrants stay in the Old City at Balapur, Babangar, Barkas, Royal Colony, Shaeen Nagar, Jalpally, Kishanbagh and work as daily wage labourers. Some of them even obtained identity proofs here illegally.
