Prayagraj: Engineer Mohammad Farooq Naseer, a retired government official and social worker, is stunned by the blazing flame that is destroying illegal settlements near his home in the Kareli Karamat chowki neighborhood. He sustained a significant loss when a fire emancipating him from illegal slums created breaches in his walls and burned his personal things. He has addressed the problem of illegal shanties near his house countless times, but all of his protests have gone unheard, with officials turning a blind eye to the illegal settlement of Bangladeshis, Rohangiyas, and Biharis in the region.

Engineer Mohammad Farooq Naseer sent multiple letters to the district government, but no action has been taken so far. All police officers are asked that the investigation and action against individuals who offer refuge to Bangladeshis living in slums in the Kareli police station area be continued at all costs. This is a menace to society and the nation. People in the Kareli Karamat chowki neighborhood are on the edge of death as a result of garbage accumulation. These cottages are where every crime takes place. What’s striking is that these slums are only growing in Muslim-dominated communities. There must be someone providing sanctuary for these Bangladeshi infiltrators since the garbage has caused several fires, the walls of adjoining houses have burst, and the house owners have suffered financial losses as a result. Thousands of rupees in goods were damaged and dwellings were burned, but unexpectedly, no action was taken against any Bangladeshi infiltrator or slum resident, he bemoaned during a free-wheeling post-fire conversation with media.

On the night of March 9, 2026, a fire broke out in the rubbish stored by these individuals in a Bangladeshi, Rohangiya, and Bihari slum behind Kareli Murga Darbar in the Karamat ki Chowki police chowki neighborhood. The fire was so intense that fractures formed in nearby homes. The fire also wreaked havoc in the neighboring dwellings. The nearby house owners’ goods worth Rs. 15-16 thousand were also burned in the fire. A heater short circuit has caused multiple fires in these people’s slums. We are all waiting to die. He responded while responding to scribes’ questions before signing off, urging the district authorities to take stern measures.