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Madras High Court files police complaint over forged deportation proceedings
The Madras High Court Registry filed a police complaint over documents presented in cases involving five Bangladesh nationals held at a special camp in Salem district.
Three men had asked the court to direct officials to deport them to Bangladesh, submitting papers that appeared to show the court had approved deportation.
The court found its purported approval was forged after a judge ordered the Registry to check whether it had issued the document.
A separate document said to be from the prisons department was also found not to have been issued by that office.
The complaint concerns the alleged forgery of court proceedings, and the report does not say who created the documents.
Police had already registered a case in 2025 over alleged forgery of government documents, according to the central government’s lawyer.
The judge has asked police for a status report by November 10, 2026.
The Madras High Court Registry lodged a police complaint over proceedings allegedly forged to secure the deportation of five Bangladesh nationals.
The men had submitted copies of purported High Court proceedings approving their deportation.
The court’s Registrar (Judicial) reported on September 8, 2026, that the document was forged.
The complaint was lodged with Chennai city police on October 6, 2026, on behalf of Registrar General Deepthi Arivunithi.
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan called for a police status report by November 10, 2026.
- Who
- The Madras High Court Registry lodged the complaint. The case involves five Bangladesh nationals.
- What
- The Registry complained that its proceedings had been forged to secure the men’s deportation.
- When
- The complaint was lodged on October 6, 2026.
- Where
- The complaint was lodged with Chennai city police. The men were held at a special foreigners camp in Attur, Salem district.
- Why
- The men submitted purported court proceedings approving their deportation, which the Registrar (Judicial) reported were forged.
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A complaint about forgery of government documents was lodged with the Central Crime Branch, and an FIR was registered.
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan directed the Registry to verify whether it had issued the purported deportation proceedings.
The Registrar (Judicial) reported that the proceedings were forged.
The Registry lodged a complaint with Chennai city police.
The court set this date for police to submit a status report.
- People affected
- Five Bangladesh nationals
- Detention location
- Special foreigners camp, Attur, Salem district
- Complaint date
- October 6, 2026
- Complaint recipient
- Chennai city police
- Police report deadline
- November 10, 2026