Over 200 ‘illegal immigrants from Bangladesh' airlifted from Vadodara on special IAF flight; will be handed over to BSF: Officials
Senior official of the Gujarat Police told The Indian Express that the IAF's Airbus a321 aircraft was deployed to airlift the confirmed Bangladeshi nationals as well as several undocumented suspects to 'drop them off' in the border states of the North-East from where the Border Security Force (BSF) would process their deportation to their home country through the land border. The Bangladeshi nationals were brought to the Vadodara Airforce base under heavy security deployment of the Gujarat ATS and made to board the special plane.
The senior officer, speaking on conditions of anonymity said, 'Since their confinement by the Gujarat Police at the makeshift holding centres in the state, the process of deportation had been underway. Deportation is carried out by the BSF. Therefore, the Gujarat Police coordinated with the FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Offices) and made arrangements to have them reach the Air Force base as per the instructions of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, which has issued the directions to undertake the deportations of those found living in India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attacks of April…'
The officer said, 'The illegal immigrants will be dropped off in the border states close to Bangladesh from where they will be made to cross over and return by the BSF.'
Officials said that these border states include some in the North East, besides West Bengal.
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