Over the past month, India has been “pushing back” undocumented Bangladeshi migrants detained across the country through the eastern border, government officials told The Hindu.
In one instance, on May 4, two Air India planes transported 300 undocumented migrants, including 200 women and children, who were earlier detained in Gujarat, to Agartala in Tripura. They were subsequently sent to Bangladesh via the land border.
India Quietly Starts Long-Overdue Deportation Of Illegal Bangladeshi Muslim Migrants
🇧🇩 The operation has elicited howls of protest from Bangladesh, with its NSA, K Rahman, saying that deportations should be carried out “through formal channels”.https://t.co/RAVO498QCt
— Swarajya (@SwarajyaMag) May 15, 2025
On April 26, the Gujarat Police had detained over 1,000 suspected Bangladeshi nationals from Ahmedabad and Surat.
According to a government official, as many as 295 Bangladeshis were “deported” in 2024, and this year till April 30, around 100 Bangladeshi citizens have been deported and handed over to the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB).
