Calcutta High Court asks Bengal govt how many people crossed Indo-Bangla border in 1970s
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The Calcutta High Court recently heard a petition from Sahidul Shekh challenging his detention and deportation. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya questioned how the government identified Shekh as a Bangladeshi national. The state's lawyer claimed Shekh's identification documents were obtained through forgery, raising…
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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal government how many people crossed the India-Bangladesh border in the 1970s and whether it is practically possible to deport all of them, while hearing a petition challenging the detention and deportation of a man alleged to be a Bangladeshi national…
The Calcutta High Court recently heard a petition from Sahidul Shekh challenging his detention and deportation. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya questioned how the government identified Shekh as a Bangladeshi national. The state's lawyer claimed Shekh's identification documents were obtained through forgery, raising…
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- Calcutta High Court questions Bengal on Bangladesh deportations in Shekh case (opens India Today in a new tab)
- Calcutta High Court asks Bengal govt how many people crossed Indo-Bangla border in 1970s (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Calcutta High Court recently heard a petition from Sahidul Shekh challenging his detention and deportation. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya questioned how the government identified Shekh as a Bangladeshi national. The state's lawyer claimed Shekh's identification documents were obtained through forgery, raising…
- Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt how many people crossed Indo-Bangla border in 1970s (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal government how many people crossed the India-Bangladesh border in the 1970s and whether it is practically possible to deport all of them, while hearing a petition challenging the detention and deportation of a man alleged to be a Bangladeshi national…
- ‘Can Bengal deport all who crossed Bangladesh border in 1970s?’: Calcutta HC asks state govt (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The court was hearing a petition filed by Sahidul Sheikh, who was detained on August 10 in Murshidabad on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national.
