Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Assamese Woman Deported to Bangladesh Challenges Citizenship Order
A woman named Aheda Khatun was sent to Bangladesh from India because a court said she was not an Indian citizen.
She is now asking the highest court in India, the Supreme Court, to help her.
The court that sent her away did not look at all her papers, like her school certificate and voter lists that show her family has lived in India for a long time.
She was kept in a detention camp before being sent away.
The Supreme Court has asked the government to check her papers and respond by March 16.
Another woman in a similar situation was also sent to Bangladesh and is also asking the Supreme Court for help.
Aheda's family, including her parents and siblings, are all recognized as Indian citizens, but she was marked as a doubtful voter because her case was still being decided.
Aheda Khatun, a 44-year-old Muslim woman, was expelled to Bangladesh in December 2023 for being declared a foreigner by a tribunal in Assam.
The tribunal's order was based on her inability to establish a connection between her Indian parents and grandparents, despite having documents like voter lists and school certificates.
Khatun moved the Supreme Court challenging the Gauhati High Court's decision to dismiss her plea against the tribunal's order.
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Assam government to verify the genuineness of the documents submitted by Khatun's family to prove their citizenship.
Another woman in a similar situation was also expelled to Bangladesh and has also approached the Supreme Court.
- Who
- Aheda Khatun, a 44-year-old Muslim woman from Assam
- What
- Challenging a tribunal order declaring her a foreigner and her expulsion to Bangladesh
- When
- December 19, 2023 (expulsion), March 16, 2024 (response due)
- Where
- Assam, India, and Bangladesh
- Why
- Tribunal order declared her a foreigner for failing to establish a connection between her Indian parents and grandparents
- Name
- Aheda Khatun
- Age
- 44
- Birthplace
- Nagaon district, Assam
- Date of Birth
- July 1981
- Expulsion Date
- December 19, 2023
- Current Location
- Bangladesh
- Act Under Which Expelled
- 1950 Immigrants Expulsion from Assam Act
- Supreme Court Notice Date
- March 16, 2024 (response due)
- Family Status in NRC
- All 16 members accepted as citizens
- Documents Submitted
- Voter lists (1965, 1970, 1985, 1997), Jamabandi records, mutation order, registered gift deed, school certificate, Gaonburah certificate
