LUCKNOW, Nov. 27 -- Expressing concern over the possible presence of Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators working in government and semi-government hospitals in the city, mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Thursday issued a formal directive to the chief medical officer (CMO), asking all hospitals to immediately verify the identity documents of outsourced workers. The mayor said the matter required urgent attention as such infiltrators had earlier been found working in cleaning and waste-handling roles in other parts of the city, according to an official letter issued on Thursday.

Kharkwal said similar letters had been sent multiple times in the past to the police commissioner, railways, and private agencies working with the Lucknow Municipal Corp...