In Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, a resident has been booked for abusing census officials during their data collection efforts. The first incident occurred on April 20, 2026, when Veena, a census enumerator, was denied access to an apartment and verbally abused by the resident. A follow-up visit by her supervisor, Rashmi R, resulted in similar treatment. The police registered a First Information Report (FIR) at the RT Nagar police station, invoking Section 11(1) of the Census Act, 1948, and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar stressed the national importance of census work and warned that obstructing officials is a punishable offense. He urged the public to cooperate and provide accurate information, as it is a legal duty. Meanwhile, over 6,000 government employees assigned to the census in Bengaluru have not reported for duty, complicating the census process. Bengaluru Central City Corporation Commissioner Rajendra Cholan has reached out to various departments to address this staffing issue, as the house listing and enumeration for the National Census-2027 began on April 16, 2026.