A total of 587 Bangladeshi citizens are languishing in Indian jails even after ending their jail terms. They are yet to be brought back to the country, ignoring the High Court order that directed the government to do so.
Informed sources say, around 2,5000 Bangladeshi citizens are detained in Indian jails on different charges. Of them, about 587 completed their jail terms, according to sources. Following a public interest litigation, a bench of the High Court Division on November 1 directed the government to take effective measures to bring back the 587 Bangladesh citizens from Indian jails and to inform the court within 30 days what steps it has taken to bring them back.
