India to deport 52 Bangladeshi nationals from Assam’s Mankachar check post
Guwahati, July 29 (IBNS): While Assam is going to publish the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) on July 30 to detect illegal foreigners residing in the state, India has prepared to deport 52 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered into India without valid documents.
The 52 Bangladeshi nationals who were detained in different detention camps in Assam will be deported to Bangladesh from Assam’s Mankachar check post on Sunday.
The Bangladeshi nationals were caught by security forces after they entered into India without valid documents and were lodged in different detention camps in the state in past 4-5 years.
Superintendent of Police (SP) of South Salmara Mankachar Amrit Bhuyan said that, all 52 Bangladeshi nationals will be deported to Bangladesh through the international border at Mankachar in South Salmara Mankachar district.
Meanwhile, preparation for deportation is underway at Mankachar check post in the presence of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Border of Assam police Raunak Ali Hazarika, Joint Secretary of Union Home Ministry and Bangladesh Border Guards.
On the other hand, Bangladesh has issued transit documents to its 52 nationals.
39 Bangladeshi nationals have been deported from Assam in the past two years.
In 2017, 17 Bangladeshi nationals were deported to Bangladesh through the international border in Assam’s Karimganj district.
5,234 Bangladeshi nationals were deported in 2013, while the figure was 989 in 2014, 474 in 2015 and 308 in 2016.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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