‘We will approach court to bring them back’: Families of migrants pushed into Bangladesh lodge missing diary with Bengal police
Family members of a husband, wife, and son who were allegedly pushed into Bangladesh after they were detained in Delhi for “being illegal immigrants” have lodged a missing diary with the Paikar police in West Bengal’s Birbhum. They plan to approach the Calcutta High Court, seeking the residents’ return.
Danish Sheikh, his wife Sunali Khatun, and their eight-year-old son — natives of Paikar village — were allegedly deported to Bangladesh on June 26, days after being picked up by the Delhi Police. The family said they had been working as ragpickers in Delhi for the past 20 years.
According to the family, the deportation was carried out despite them allegedly submitting documents to prove their nativity of Bengal.
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