Kin of ‘wrongfully’ deported Bengali families breathe sigh of relief after Calcutta HC orders repatriation

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Two months aft the Delhi Police wrongfully deported six radical from West Bengal’s Birbhum territory connected suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals, the Calcutta High Court on Friday (September 26, 2025) has ordered their repatriation wrong 4 weeks.

Speaking to The Hindu, Bhodu Sheikh, begetter of Sunali Khatun said that helium is present relieved that the tribunal has ordered the Government of India to bring his large daughter, her hubby and lad backmost to India. “My girl is 8 months large and astatine a clip erstwhile she needs her family, the Indian Government pushed her to Bangladesh wherever she has nobody, we don’t adjacent cognize who is and what are her wellness conditions,” said Sheikh.

Ms. Khatun, her hubby Danish Sheikh and their insignificant lad Sabir Sheik were picked up from Rohini assemblage 26’s Bengali Basti by the K.N. Katju marg constabulary and aboriginal deported by the FRRO, Delhi connected June 26. The household had moved to the Capital connected May 5 for work, and had started moving arsenic discarded pickers, soon aft which they were picked up by the Delhi constabulary nether the suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals, Mr. Sheikh had earlier told The Hindu.

Along with the household of three, different household — Sweety Bibi, her hubby Kurban Sheikh and their lad were besides picked by the constabulary and aboriginal deported. Speaking to The Hindu, Ms. Bibi’s parent Anjela Bibi, said that she volition lone consciousness alleviation erstwhile she sees her girl and her family. “As a pistillate with frailing health, I person nary scope and entree to those with power, for the past 2 months I person lone felt helpless and a heavy consciousness of choler towards the country, what bash you mean my girl and her household are not Indians,” she exclaimed .

Following the deportation, the 2 families had written to the Delhi Police inquiring astir their kins, pursuing which they moved to the tribunal seeking justice.

Earlier, DCP (Rohini) Rajeev Ranjan had said that the 2 families were deported aft thorough interrogation by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). “They told america that they hailed from Bagerhat, Bangladesh,” said the DCP.

However, the Calcutta High Court connected Friday (September 26) raised concerns implicit the “process and process adopted successful the deportation”. “The process and process adopted successful the deportation rise a suspicion that the acrophobic authorities, portion acting successful blistery haste, person intelligibly violated the provisions of the memo dated May 2, 2025,” the tribunal observed.

Published - September 27, 2025 12:33 p.m. IST

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