More than 2000 illegal Bangladeshi, Pakistani migrants deported since 2014: MHA
Illegal immigrants enter the country without valid travel documents using clandestine and surreptitious means. Till date, there is no accurate data regarding the number of Bangladeshi citizens illegally residing in the country.
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question posed by Jaya Bachchan in Rajya Sabha, said that more than 250 Pakistani nationals and 1750 Bangladeshi nationals were deported to their respective countries after due process of identification, since 2014.
Illegal immigrants enter the country without valid travel documents using clandestine and surreptitious means. Till date, there is no accurate data regarding the number of Bangladeshi citizens illegally residing in the country.
It is being suspected that a few amongst the Bangladeshi migrants can be prone towards Islamic fundamentalism and become easy prey to militancy, communal conflicts, and anti-India agendas. Besides, these Bangladeshi immigrants are sometimes found to be involved in cases of theft, smuggling, human trafficking and drug trafficking too.
Measures To Prevent Illegal Crossing
The government has been strengthening the Indo-Bangladesh Border to prevent infiltration of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. In addition to that, bilateral mechanisms such as Joint Working Group on Security, Director General level talks between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), home secretary level talks and home minister level consultations are also in place between the two countries, to address problems arising from illegal border crossing and trans-border crimes.
Further, deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants is also undertaken by the state governments who have been delegated the power of detection and deportation of the illegal foreign migrants under the Foreigners Act.
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