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Indian Man Suspected as Bangladeshi Released After Three Months
Jalil Akhtar is a 66-year-old man from North Dinajpur.
Police suspected that he was from Bangladesh instead of India.
He was detained for about three months.
His family said he was an Indian citizen.
They showed documents, including a land record from 1967.
A court questioned Akhtar and checked information about his family.
The court then gave him bail with several conditions.
He was released and returned to his family the next day.
A 66-year-old North Dinajpur resident was detained on June 16 over suspicions he was Bangladeshi.
Jalil Akhtar’s family presented documents including a 1967 land-purchase record in his father’s name.
He was produced before an Islampur court on July 22 and sent to judicial custody.
The court granted Akhtar bail on Monday after questioning him and verifying family details.
He was released Tuesday and must regularly report to court and cooperate with police.
- Who
- Jalil Akhtar, a 66-year-old resident of Baghrui village in North Dinajpur, was detained; his family supported his claim of Indian citizenship.
- What
- Akhtar was granted bail and released after being detained and taken to court on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national.
- Where
- He was detained at his home in Baghrui village, held at centres in Fulbari and Nizampur, and released from the correctional home in Islampur.
- When
- He was detained on June 16, produced in court on July 22, granted bail on Monday, and released on Tuesday.
- Why
- Police detained him because of suspicions that he was a foreign national; his family said he was an Indian citizen.
Family’s Citizenship Claim
Foreign-National Suspicion
Akhtar’s nationality
Family’s Citizenship Claim
Akhtar’s family said he is an Indian citizen and submitted family documents, including a 1967 land-purchase record.
Foreign-National Suspicion
Police detained Akhtar on suspicion that he was a Bangladeshi national and he was later charged in court as a foreign national.
Treatment of Akhtar
Family’s Citizenship Claim
His brother said the elderly man was harassed despite having necessary documents and described the family’s experience as financially and physically exhausting.
Foreign-National Suspicion
The authorities held Akhtar, questioned his nationality, and continued the matter through judicial proceedings and an investigation.
Key facts
- Age
- 66
- Detention date
- June 16
- Court
- Islampur court
- Initial allegation
- Being a foreign national or Bangladeshi national
- Evidence cited by family
- Documents showing land was purchased in Akhtar’s father’s name in 1967
- Bail conditions
- He must inform police before leaving his residence, cooperate with the investigation, regularly appear in court, and notify local police before seeking medical treatment elsewhere
- Release
- He was released from the Islampur correctional home on Tuesday and handed over to his family
Quotes
Motiur Rahman
Jalil Akhtar’s brother
“We have been mentally devastated and physically exhausted after running from one administrative office and court to another for nearly three months, leaving aside all our work. We sold whatever crops we had to fight the case. Finally, he has been granted bail. Despite having all the necessary documents, an elderly, poor man was harassed.”
telegraphindia.com
“He cannot leave his place of residence without informing the police and will cooperate with them for investigation. He will have to regularly appear before the court, and in case of medical emergency, he will have to inform the local police station before going to some other place for treatment.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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