Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Assam Confirms Detention of Two Declared Foreigners
Two men, Abu Bakkar Siddik and Akbar Ali, who were declared foreigners, were reported 'missing' after being arrested.
Their nephew asked the court for help finding them.
The court learned they are being held at a police location in Kokrajhar.
The court has now allowed the nephew to visit his uncles and wants more information from the government about why they are being held.
The men were previously detained in 2017 for failing to prove their ancestors entered India before a specific date.
They were later released on bail.
The court is also looking at how Foreigners Tribunals work in Assam.
Assam government informed the Gauhati High Court about two 'missing' declared foreigners.
Abu Bakkar Siddik and Akbar Ali were declared foreigners in 2017.
A nephew filed a petition seeking information about his uncles after their arrest.
The High Court granted the petitioner the right to visit his uncles at the battalion.
The court is awaiting a government affidavit regarding the detention of the two men.
- Who
- Abu Bakkar Siddik and Akbar Ali, declared foreigners.
- What
- The Assam government confirmed the detention of two 'missing' declared foreigners.
- When
- Arrested on May 25th, 2025; the court hearing was on June 5th, 2025.
- Where
- Kokrajhar district, Assam.
- Why
- The High Court sought details about the men's whereabouts following a petition.
- Declared Foreigners
- Abu Bakkar Siddik and Akbar Ali
- Whereabouts
- 7th Assam Police Battalion, Saraikhola, Kokrajhar
- Petitioner
- Torap Ali, nephew of the detained
- FT Declaration
- 2017
- Previous Detention
- Matia detention camp in Goalpara district (2017)
- Release on Bail
- 2020