Archive · 6 Dec 2025
Pregnant Woman and Son Return to India
Sunali Khatun, her husband, and their son were working in Delhi for many years.
They were mistakenly sent to Bangladesh and kept there for over five months.
The courts in Bangladesh said they were actually from India.
Sunali, who was pregnant, and her son came back to India.
But her husband and another family are still in Bangladesh.
People helped them by talking to the courts and the government to bring them back.
It was a long and hard process, but they are happy Sunali and her son are home now.
Sunali Khatun and her son returned to India after 162 days in Bangladesh.
They were deported from Delhi on June 26 along with four others.
A Bangladesh court declared them Indian citizens based on Aadhaar cards and West Bengal addresses.
Sunali and her son were brought back in compliance with a Supreme Court order.
Four others, including Sunali's husband, remain in Bangladesh.
- Who
- Sunali Khatun, her husband Danish Sheikh, and their son; Sweety Bibi and her two sons
- What
- Deportation and subsequent return of Indian citizens to India from Bangladesh
- When
- Deported on June 26, returned on December 1
- Where
- From Delhi, India, to Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh, and back to Mahadipur, West Bengal, India
- Why
- Initially accused of being illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators, later declared Indian citizens
- Names
- Sunali Khatun, Danish Sheikh, Sweety Bibi, and their children
- Origin
- Birbhum, West Bengal, India
- Deportation Date
- June 26
- Return Date
- December 1
- Legal Status
- Declared Indian citizens by Bangladesh court
- Current Status
- Sunali and her son returned; others still in Bangladesh
- Court Involved
- Supreme Court of India and Chapainawabganj District Court, Bangladesh
- Border Outpost
- Mahadipur, Malda, West Bengal
Sources
162 days after ‘pushback’ to Bangladesh, pregnant Sunali Khatun, son return to India
SC mandated repatriation brings Sunali Khatun, son home; four others still stranded in Bangladesh
Pregnant woman, son who were forced into Bangladesh brought back to India
‘Bend in humanitarian interest’: Sunali Khatun, 8-year-old son return five months after deportation to Bangladesh
