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Assam Pushes Back 37 Alleged Bangladeshi Entrants at Sribhumi

Officials cast the removals as part of a standing pushback policy that moves people across the border quickly rather than through extended deportation cases.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the operation is routine under a zero‑tolerance approach to cross‑border entry.
  • Authorities claim 35 to 40 people are intercepted each week, with the state’s pushback tally surpassing 450 by August 30.
  • The latest group included women and children and was returned from the Sribhumi sector on the India–Bangladesh frontier.
  • Sarma has linked recent attempts to economic hardship and political unrest in Bangladesh following a change in government.
  • On September 18, Cachar Police separately intercepted 10 Rohingya near Silchar who were reportedly trying to cross to Bangladesh.