Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Elderly Woman Expelled to Bangladesh
An elderly woman from Assam, India, was expelled to Bangladesh along with 13 others because they were declared non-citizens.
They were left in a swamp between the two countries.
The elderly woman got hurt and was left behind.
Some villagers in Bangladesh helped her.
A journalist from Bangladesh contacted an Indian journalist to help the woman.
The Indian journalist found the woman's son and gave him the contact details of the Bangladeshi journalist.
After a month, the son called to say his mother had returned to her village in Assam.
An elderly woman and 13 others were expelled from Assam to Bangladesh on May 27.
They were left in a swamp in the no man's land between India and Bangladesh.
The elderly woman injured her leg and was left behind by the group.
Bangladeshi villagers provided her with food and shelter.
A Bangladeshi journalist contacted an Indian journalist for help, who then found the woman's son.
- Who
- An elderly woman in her 60s and 13 other declared foreigners from Assam
- What
- Expulsion from India to Bangladesh and abandonment in a swamp
- When
- May 27
- Where
- Matia detention centre, Assam, and a swamp in the no man's land between India and Bangladesh
- Why
- Declared non-citizens by foreigners' tribunals due to inadequacies in identity documents
- Date of Expulsion
- May 27
- Number of Expelled Individuals
- 14
- Location of Expulsion
- Matia detention centre, Assam
- Injury
- Leg injury
- Assistance Provided
- Bangladeshi villagers