Overview

• A Delhi Police letter dated July 29 asked for translation of documents in the “Bangladeshi national language” after eight suspected migrants were arrested in Lodhi Colony
• West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee shared the letter on X and called the terminology insulting, unconstitutional and an affront to Bengali’s official status
• TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Mahua Moitra accused the BJP of orchestrating a deliberate conspiracy rather than admitting a clerical error
• BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya defended the terminology as a lawful security shorthand and accused Mamata Banerjee of politicizing anti-infiltration measures
• Media outlets including Aaj Tak have been unable to verify the letter’s authenticity and Delhi Police have not issued any official confirmation or denial