Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Assam Detention: Man Dies After 'Foreigner' Crackdown
Amzad Ali, a 56-year-old man, died in a detention center in Assam.
He was arrested in May as part of a crackdown on people declared as foreigners.
In August, he was diagnosed with cancer.
His family tried to get him released for medical care, but it was refused.
He passed away on Sunday.
This is the second death at this detention center this year.
Courts had previously criticized conditions at the center.
Amzad Ali, 56, died in a detention center in Assam.
He was arrested in May during a crackdown on individuals declared as foreigners.
Ali was diagnosed with cancer in August.
He was declared a foreigner by a tribunal in 2021.
The Supreme Court criticized conditions at the detention center.
- Who
- Amzad Ali, a 56-year-old Muslim man of Bengali origin.
- What
- Died in detention after being arrested in May amid a crackdown on declared foreigners in Assam.
- When
- Died on Sunday.
- Where
- At the State Cancer Institute Guwahati and detained at Matia detention centre in Assam.
- Why
- He had cancer and was deemed a foreigner by a tribunal.
Advocates for Detainees
Government/Tribunals
Treatment of Detainees
Advocates for Detainees
Ali's family alleges inadequate medical care and refusal of release despite his deteriorating health.
Government/Tribunals
The government's stance is not explicitly stated; however, the refusal of Ali's release and detention despite his condition is noted.
Fairness of Tribunals
Advocates for Detainees
Accusations of bias, arbitrary decisions, and declaring people as foreigners based on minor errors.
Government/Tribunals
The Tribunals operate as quasi-judicial bodies ruling on citizenship cases.
- Deceased
- Amzad Ali
- Age
- 56
- Detention Center
- Matia detention centre
- Date of Death
- Sunday
- Cause of Death
- Cancer
- Detention Start Date
- May 28
- Tribunal Ruling
- Declared a foreigner on April 1, 2021