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Assam Frees Three Murshidabad Migrants After West Bengal’s Intervention, TMC MP Says

TMC leaders call the episode evidence of profiling of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states.

Overview

  • Police in Haibargaon, Nagaon, detained the trio on August 22 after overhearing them speak Bengali, according to local reports.
  • The men were sent to a detention camp on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals, though relatives say they carried Aadhaar and other IDs.
  • TMC MP Samirul Islam says the workers were released late Sunday night following action by the West Bengal government.
  • Islam alleges Rs 1.5 lakh was taken from the workers and later returned after the intervention; Assam Police offered no immediate comment on the claims.
  • The detainees were identified as Nazrul Islam and Sanaur Mullick of Shaktipur and Zahir Sheikh of Beldanga in Murshidabad.