Bengali migrant worker wrongfully deported to Bangladesh from Rajasthan, alleges TMC

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday alleged that a 19-year-old man from West Bengal’s Malda district who had been living in Rajasthan was wrongfully deported to Bangladesh.

The family of the man, Sk Amir, holds land records dating back to the pre-Independence era, claimed Samirul Islam, the chairperson of the West Bengal Migrant Workers Welfare Board.

“He is neither a Rohingya nor a Bangladeshi national,” the Trinamool Congress MP said. “Despite being a Bengali-speaking Indian citizen, he was forcibly sent across the border.”

Amir’s father Jiyem Sheikh on Thursday filed a habeas corpus petition before the Calcutta High Court, The Times of India reported. A habeas corpus petition is one seeking orders for a person to be produced before court, so that the court can decide whether the person was unlawfully detained.

Sheikh told the High Court that Amir was detained by the Rajasthan Police and “pushed” into Bangladesh on the night of July 22 on the suspicion that he was an undocumented Bangladeshi immigrant.

The case is likely to be heard on Friday, The Times of India reported.

The family claims that Amir was held in a detention camp for nearly two months by the Rajasthan Police, despite him showing his Aadhaar and birth certificate, PTI reported.

The matter came to light after a video surfaced online, showing a man, purportedly Amir, in tears. Following...

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