Following intelligence inputs about four Afghan youths have come to India to carry out terror attacks, Gujarat Police has started to verify Afghans living in the state and so far 1,300 persons have been verified in Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad District), Vadodara (Vadodara District), Surat (Surat District), and Rajkot (Rajkot District), reports The Times of India on September 4.
Senior Police Officials said that they have verified about 400 persons in Vadodara city. “About 35 are students and the rest are here on medical visas, undergoing treatment at various hospitals,” the Official said. The Surat Police have verified 300 persons with Afghan passports. Most of them had business visas and 25 had medical visas. Rajkot city verified about 200 persons.