Former School Teacher 'Deported to Bangladesh' Returns Home in Assam

Former school teacher 'deported to Bangladesh' returns home in Assam

Morigaon (Assam), May 31 (PTI) A former school teacher, who was detained by Assam Police on the charges of being a foreigner and allegedly deported to Bangladesh, returned to his home in Morigaon district on Saturday, an officer said.Khairul Islam and eight others were picked up from different parts of the district on May 24 but family members claimed they were not told about their whereabouts.Islam's family had claimed that they saw him in a vi…

Ground report by CJP team: Doyjan Bi, a resident of Madhusailmari Part-II village in Dhubri district and released on bail from Kokrajhar detention camp in May 2021, Abdul Sheikh, a 1980s riot survivor from Satibargaon village in Chirang district who got bail in 2021, Mojibur Sheikh, a daily wage labourer who was lodged in Goalpara detention camp while fighting for his citizenship rights and released on bail in 2023, Shamsul Ali, a resident of Vi…

Assam: Family alleges former teacher 'pushed' into Bangladesh amidst citizenship crackdown

Guwahati: The family of Khairul Islam, a 51-year-old former government school teacher whose citizenship case is pending before the Supreme Court, alleged that security forces “picked up” Islam from his home in Morigaon district, Assam, and “pushed” him into Bangladesh. According to sources, the family reportedly learned of Islam’s alleged expulsion on May 27 through […] The post Assam: Family alleges former teacher ‘pushed’ into Bangladesh amids…