Bangladesh Deportation – Salem Detainees Sent to West Bengal for Repatriation
Bangladesh Deportation – Fifty Bangladeshi nationals have been moved from Tamil Nadu to West Bengal as part of a formal deportation process, police officials said on Saturday. The group is expected to be handed over to border authorities before being repatriated to Bangladesh through the designated land border route.
Group shifted from Salem detention facility
The deportees include 44 men and six women who had been held at the special detention camp inside the Attur taluk office complex in Salem district. The facility is used to accommodate foreign nationals whose immigration status is under review or whose deportation proceedings are underway.
Authorities said deportation orders had been issued for all 50 individuals. Following the completion of required procedures, they were taken from the camp by road on July 3.
Security arrangements made for transfer
The group travelled in three vans from Salem to Tiruchirappalli under police protection. Officials maintained a strict security presence during the road journey and at the railway station, given the size of the group and the interstate transfer involved.
After reaching Tiruchirappalli, the deportees were placed in a coach specially arranged for them on the Howrah Express. The rail journey is being supervised by an armed police escort team from Salem.
Armed police team escorts train journey
A 40-member armed police contingent is accompanying the deportees to West Bengal. The team is being led by Salem Armed Reserve Deputy Superintendent of Police Sakthivel, according to officials familiar with the operation.
The police escort is responsible for ensuring the safe movement of the group during the train journey and until they are formally transferred to the next agency at the border.
Handover planned at Haridaspur border
Tamil Nadu Police are expected to hand over the Bangladeshi nationals to the Border Security Force at the Haridaspur land border in West Bengal. The BSF will then complete the final procedures required for their transfer to Bangladeshi authorities.
Officials said the repatriation is being carried out through established coordination between state police, central security agencies and border officials. Such transfers typically involve verification of identity and documentation before the final handover is completed.
More foreign nationals remain at Attur camp
The special camp at Attur continues to house more than 130 foreign nationals. Many of them are awaiting decisions in their cases, while others are staying at the facility after being granted bail in immigration-related matters.
The camp was set up to place temporary restrictions on the movement of undocumented immigrants while legal and administrative proceedings are completed. Authorities have not indicated when the remaining detainees may be considered for deportation or other legal action.