The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has taken measures to deport 150 illegal Bangladeshi citizens, who were sent to West Bengal. These actions followed the establishment of a High-Level Committee by the Ministry of Home Affairs to study illegal migration and demographic changes in border areas.
According to officials, the administration conducted a survey of the entire Kashmir valley with the assistance of the Jammu and Kashmir police, during which about 600 Bangladeshi citizens, presumed to be living illegally, were identified. These individuals were housed in a police-monitored camp in Srinagar. They are currently being transported to Bagdogra for repatriation to their home country.
On Monday, 150 such individuals were brought to Bagdogra on a special Indian Air Force aircraft and handed over to BSF personnel. Officials clarified that the group of Bangladeshi citizens will be sent to Bengal on Wednesday as part of the deportation process.
These measures come against the backdrop of the formation of a High-Level Committee by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is responsible for identifying illegal migrants and studying demographic changes in border zones. This Committee was established by the Ministry of Home Affairs on May 26. Its task is to study illegal migration and demographic changes for various reasons and propose appropriate solutions. The Committee is required to submit its report within one year.
According to official statements, the committee established by the Ministry of Home Affairs requested information from states and territories regarding changes in religious demographics in districts, industrial clusters, and border areas over the last fifteen years. In a letter sent over the past two months, the committee demanded time series data showing year-on-year changes, as well as other administrative indicators, an assessment of trends in religious populations from state governments, and data on the religious structure of the indigenous population since 2011.