US EditionThree West Bengal residents pushed into Bangladesh by BSF, return after State govt.’s intervention
- On June 11, Maharashtra Police detained Mehbub Sheikh and three other West Bengal residents in Thane, suspecting them of being illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
- Despite Sheikh’s family sending documents proving his citizenship by June 13, officials claimed he failed to present valid proof, as Aadhaar and PAN are not accepted as evidence.
- Sheikh was taken to a BSF camp in Siliguri on June 13 and was reportedly forced across the border into Bangladesh by the BSF at around 3:30 am on June 14, according to a call he made to his family.
- West Bengal authorities provided documents proving his Indian citizenship and stated the deportation occurred despite interventions from state police and migrant welfare board.
- The four men were repatriated to India at Cooch Behar on June 15 after coordination between Indian and Bangladeshi officials, highlighting ongoing concerns over pushback policies at the border.
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Maha police deports 4 men to Bangladesh despite citizenship proof; released later
Four Muslim migrant labourers from West Bengal were detained by the Maharashtra police under suspicion of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Mehbub Sheikh, Nazimuddin Mondal of Hariharpura, Minarul Sheikh of Beldanga, and Mostafa Kamal Sheikh of Bardhaman were reportedly pushed across the border by the Border Security Forces (BSF) early morning on June 14, despite having their citizenship proof. The men were detained in Thane while having…
Man From West Bengal Working in Maharashtra Sent to Bangladesh Despite Govt Submitting Citizenship Proof
Despite the fact that the West Bengal police and the Migrant Welfare Board intervened with proof of Sheikh’s citizenship, he was pushed across the Bangladesh border by the Border Security Force (BSF).
Bengal man in Thane pushed into Bangladesh even as family, govt submit proof of his citizenship
The Maharashtra Police and the BSF, according to the West Bengal government, pushed Mehbub Sheikh into Bangladesh despite intervention from the West Bengal Police, state Migrant Welfare Board and submission of necessary documents to prove his Indian citizenship.
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