Expedite deportation list verification, India tells Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: Govt Thursday said with a large number of Bangladeshi nationals in India required to be deported, it asked Dhaka to verify their nationality. MEA urged Bangladesh to expedite the verification process, saying foreigners who are staying in India illegally, whether they happen to be Bangladeshis or nationals of any other country, will be dealt with as per law. “We have a pending list of... upwards of 2,360 cases of people who require to be deported. Many have actually completed their jail sentences. In many cases, nationality verification needs to be done. It is pending since 2020,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

“Almost five years have passed. So, we urge the Bangladeshi side that they must expedite the verification process,” he added.