Probe into 'illegal' detention of foreigners in Assam

The enquiries would be carried out by divisional commissioners concerned

Tarun Gogoi
Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : Aug 12 2015 | 11:38 AM IST
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has directed the chief secretary to conduct an enquiry into the allegations of illegal detention of foreigners in the state.

The enquiries would be carried out by divisional commissioners concerned to ascertain the veracity of the allegations of illegal detention in the three detention centers at Goalpara, Kokrajhar and Silchar, Gogoi said here yesterday.

More than 14 Bangladeshis were arrested from different areas in Sonitpur district and and they were recently officially declared as "foreign nationals" entering and staying in the country illegally.

All of them were sent to the detention centres for deportation last week, officials said.
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First Published: Aug 12 2015 | 11:22 AM IST

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