Overview

• Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 after the Pahalgam terror attack to carry out a nationwide document‐verification drive targeting undocumented migrants
• Authorities have flown detainees from hubs such as Gujarat, Delhi and Haryana to Bangladesh border camps where the BSF detains and repatriates them within hours
• BSF data shows more than 5,000 individuals were pushed back between 2023 and May 2025, with West Bengal registering the highest number of interceptions
• Border Guards Bangladesh has cooperated in handovers and most deported migrants, many low-wage workers, opt to return voluntarily rather than face detention in India
• The government is advancing plans for biometric registration of deportees to integrate with national immigration databases and deter repeat entries