Will bring back pregnant woman, son deported to Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds: Centre tells SC

The Union government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it will on humanitarian grounds bring back to India Sunali Khatun, a pregnant woman from West Bengal, and her eight-year-old son who were “pushed” into Bangladesh by the authorities on claims that they are undocumented immigrants, Live Law reported.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that Khatun and her son Sabir will be brought “following the procedure without prejudice to our contentions on merits and our right to put them under surveillance”.

On Monday, the bench had asked the Union government if Khatun and her son could be brought back to India on humanitarian grounds. It took note of Khatun’s advanced pregnancy and sought instructions on whether she could be permitted to re-enter India through the Malda border.

Khatun, her son, husband Danish Sk, and another family of Sweety Bibi and her two sons, were released on bail in Bangladesh on Monday evening. All of them had been jailed in the neighbouring country for “illegal entry” after being “pushed” there by the Indian authorities in June.

They walked out of the Chapainawabganj jail at about 7.30 pm after more than three months in custody.

Their release followed a local court order that granted them bail on humanitarian grounds....

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