In the wake of the recent terror attacks in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the Goa government has reportedly initiated a series of stringent security measures, including directing three Pakistani nationals to leave the State and country latest by April 27. It is learnt that 17 others on long-term visas have been placed under surveillance.
Document verification of migrants will also be undertaken across various pockets and necessary action taken against those who fail to prove their identity. All hotels will have to strictly ensure that records of visitors are maintained.
It is common knowledge that terrorists, many a time, travel on forged passports and false travel documents. It would be prudent to check the passports of the visitors from Pakistan in order to see whether they are forged. A check also needs to be kept on Bangladeshi nationals who are residing in the State. There could be several Bangladeshis who have infiltrated into India from across the border and are staying in India illegally.
It must be said that the relationship between India and Bangladesh has not been cordial in recent times, and there could be Pakistanis who have travelled to Goa from Bangladesh and pose a threat. Bangladesh's support of anti-Indian Islamic fundamentalist groups is quite well known.
The Goa government could also issue a travel advisory for Goans not to travel to Jammu and Kashmir and cancel all vacation plans to that State until such time that things have normalised there.
