Overview
- Since the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision began on November 4, border points such as Hakimpur have seen sustained queues of undocumented Bangladeshi nationals seeking to go back.
- Officials told reporters about roughly 1,200 verified returns in the past six days, while another account cited more than 1,600 crossings in just days, with daily flows often in triple digits and 150–200 processed for pushback after verification.
- Many people attempting to leave said they previously obtained Aadhaar, ration or voter IDs through middlemen and now fear checks under the voter-roll verification drive.
- BSF and local police describe backlogs, limited holding capacity and routine coordination with Bangladesh Border Guard to hand over those cleared of criminal records.
- India Today debunked a viral clip touted as proof of a mass flight, showing it was a Shyama Puja immersion video from October 30 that predates the revision drive, even as analysts flag potential electoral effects for TMC in border districts.