Archive · 31 Jan 2026
Odisha Police Deports Three Elderly Siblings to Bangladesh
Three elderly siblings from Odisha, India, were deported to Bangladesh on December 24, 2023.
The Odisha Police informed their family about this more than a month later.
The siblings, Muntaz Khan, Insaan Khan, and Ameena Bibi, were detained on November 27 along with 12 other family members.
The police claimed that the three siblings confessed to being Bangladeshis and could not verify their Indian citizenship.
However, the family disputes this and has shown documents like land records, voter lists, Aadhaar cards, and land documents to prove their Indian citizenship.
The family was kept in the dark about the whereabouts of the three siblings until the police formally informed them.
This is not the first time such an incident has happened in Odisha.
Three elderly siblings from Odisha were deported to Bangladesh on December 24, 2023.
The Odisha Police informed the family about the deportation more than a month later.
The siblings were detained on November 27 along with 12 other family members.
The police claimed the siblings confessed to being Bangladeshis and could not verify their Indian citizenship.
The family disputes the police's claims and has shown documents to prove their Indian citizenship.
- Who
- Three elderly siblings: Muntaz Khan, Insaan Khan, and Ameena Bibi
- What
- Deportation to Bangladesh
- When
- December 24, 2023
- Where
- Seemanagar, West Bengal, India
- Why
- Identified as Bangladeshis after verification
- Names of the deported siblings
- Muntaz Khan (63), Insaan Khan (59), Ameena Bibi (70)
- Date of deportation
- December 24
- Location of deportation
- Seemanagar, West Bengal
- Date family informed
- January 19
- Number of family members detained
- 12
- Number of family members released
- 9
- Date of initial detention
- November 27
