As east Asian leaders roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump, the southern Indian city of Hyderabad is preparing for a visit by the US president’s daughter by rounding up beggars and putting them in jail.
Hyderabad’s police have begun detaining homeless families after their commissioner this week issued an order banning begging for two months. The decree was issued three weeks before Ivanka Trump’s arrival to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit from November 28 to 30.
Work has already begun on the clear-up. On Wednesday almost 400 beggars were taken from the suburb of Goshamahal and placed in a “rehabilitation centre” in a nearby jail, a police told local media.