In the interest of internal security, the Assam government has declared five illegal Bangladeshi immigrants from Sonitpur district as ‘foreigners’ and issued them a notice to leave the state within 24 hours, under the Expulsion Act of 1950.

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The Assam government is continuously taking action against illegal immigrants. This is why, yesterday, the government declared five people in Sonitpur district as foreigners and issued them notices to leave the state within 24 hours under the Expulsion Act. The government stated this action is in the interest of the state’s internal security.

The police are currently searching for these five individuals. However, none of them have yet appeared, nor has any trace of them been found. According to investigating agencies, these individuals were declared “foreigners” by the Foreigners Tribunal (FT). In addition, their names will be removed from government schemes as per the government’s order.

According to officials, this action was taken based on cases registered by the Superintendent of Police (Border) in 2006. However, several Muslim organizations have expressed displeasure over this decision. Under this law, the Assam government has the authority to directly expel illegal immigrants from Assam without any lengthy legal process.

What are the identities of these five?

The administration stated that these five individuals had been living in Assam for a long time. However, they are actually Bangladeshi citizens. They have been identified as Hanufa, Mariam Nesa, Fatima, Monowara, and Amjad Ali. Prior to their identification, all information about them was gathered. According to this, they were living in Dhobokata village in the Jamugurihat police station area of ​​Sonitpur district.

Deadline Expires
Sonitpur District Commissioner (DC) Anand Kumar Das issued this order on November 19 under the 1950 Act. The five individuals were required to leave the Indian territory of Assam via the Dhubri/Shreebhumi/South Salmara-Mankachar route within 24 hours of receiving the order. This deadline expired on Thursday. This law was enacted in 1950, although it is rarely used. This is the first time the government and administration have resorted to this law.