The Foreigners Tribunals in Assam have in the last three years sent 1,490 people in detention centres in the state, out of nearly 8,992 cases they received to determine citizenship, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Later on, 691 people were released from these detention centres after judicial process.
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that as per the information made available by the Assam government, 2,764 people were referred to the foreigners tribunals in 2016, 4,223 people in 2017 and 2,005 people in 2018.
These people were referred to the foreigners tribunals to ascertain whether they were Indians or foreigners in terms of the provisions contained in the Foreigners (Tribunal) Order 1964, he said
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