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Muslim man detained on suspicion of being undocumented Bangladeshi released from Bengal jail
A Muslim man who had been detained on suspicion of being an undocumented Bangladeshi citizen and sent to a detention centre in June was released from jail on Tuesday, his cousin told Scroll.
Jalil Akhtar, a resident of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal, secured bail on Monday, his cousin Matiur Rahman said.
He had been picked up from his home on June 19. His family had told Scroll that there was no basis for police to suspect that he was a Bangladeshi citizen. They said Akhtar’s name appeared in the electoral rolls prepared after the special intensive revision in both 2002 and 2026.
Since he was detained, the police made at least one attempt to deport him, according to a report filed by the Dalkhola police in the Uttar Dinajpur court on August 1.
Akhtar was kept at a temporary holding centre in Nizampur “and all biometric and deportation formalities were completed”, the report said. He was handed over to the Border Security Force on July 4 and asked to be deported.
Having failed to force him out, the police had filed a suo moto case against him under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, alleging that he had entered the country without a valid passport, travel document or visa.
Akhtar’s family members told…
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