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News18
14 hours ago
- News18
Decomposed Bodies Of Pakistani Man And Minor Girl Found Near Border In Jaisalmer
Last Updated: The bodies, reportedly a week old, were found about 10 to 12 kilometers inside the Indian border in Tanot and Sadhewala area. In a shocking incident, two decomposed bodies a minor girl and a young man, reportedly of Pakistan, have been found on the sand dunes near India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer. The bodies, reportedly a week old, were found about 10 to 12 kilometers inside the Indian border in Tanot and Sadhewala area. According to news agency IANS, Pakistani mobile SIM and identity cards were found with both the young man and the girl, which confirmed their Pakistani citizenship. As per their identity cards, both were under 20 years of age. The young man has been identified as Ravi Kumar (18) and the girl as Shanti Bai (15). It is suspected that they might have crossed the border and entered India around a week ago. As soon as the information about the bodies being found was received, senior police and Border Security Force (BSF) officials reached the spot. The BSF has carried out an intensive search operation in the entire border area, but no traces or footprints of infiltration into Indian territory from across the border have been found. The BSF is also contacting the Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) to get information about the two. Prima facie, it seems that both of them died due to getting lost and hunger and thirst, as per the local reports. However, the real cause of death is not clear yet. The police have kept the bodies in Ramgarh mortuary and are waiting for the post-mortem report, which will reveal the cause of death. Police and security agencies are investigating the case and are trying to identify the bodies and find out the reasons behind the incident. (With inputs from agencies) First Published: June 29, 2025, 10:16 IST
The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
What are the issues around deportation?
The story so far:At least seven West Bengal residents who were pushed to Bangladesh by the Border Security Force (BSF) on suspicion of being Bangladeshis were brought back to India after the intervention of the State government. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on June 25 that residents speaking in their native Bengali language are being branded as Bangladeshis in some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled States. Several people who were pushed from Assam to Bangladesh also returned as they were found to be Indians or that their citizenship cases were sub-judice. Why have matters escalated? After the regime change in Bangladesh in August 2024, the police across the country were asked by the Union Home Ministry to detect Bangladeshis who had illegally entered the country and were living here on forged documents. The drive assumed momentum after the Pahalgam terror attack in April and the subsequent 'Operation Sindoor'. The Ministry has issued instructions to States to deport undocumented migrants but in most cases pushbacks are happening. Around 2,500 suspected Bangladeshis have been pushed back so far. On May 10, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government has decided to implement the 'pushback' mechanism to check infiltration instead of going through the legal route which is a long-drawn process. Home Minister Amit Shah has asked top intelligence officials to make an example of 'infiltrators' by detecting, detaining, and deporting them. In 2022, at an Intelligence Bureau meeting, Mr. Shah had asked officials to identify around 100 illegal migrants in each State, check documents and arrest and deport them. He asked them to continue with the crackdown even if neighbouring countries do not accept the undocumented migrants. What is the difference between deportation and pushback? Deportation is a legal process which involves detaining and arresting a foreigner suspected to be living in India without documents or who has entered the country illegally. The case is presented before a court and after exhaustion of all legal avenues, which includes conviction by the court, the country which the foreigner belongs to is contacted and the deportation takes places once the identity is confirmed. Pushbacks are not a legal procedure and there are no stated rules. They happen when a foreigner has been caught by the border security force on the international border and, depending on the intensity of the case or the discretion of the border personnel, they are either arrested, made to face the law here or pushed back. Since citizenship and foreigners are Union List subjects, it is the Home Ministry which delegates powers to deport foreigners to State governments. In 2024, the Ministry told the Jharkhand High Court that since the 'Central Government does not maintain a separate federal police force exclusively dedicated to the task of detection and deportation of illegally staying foreigners, action in this regard has been entrusted to the State police.' What is the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950? On June 9, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the State government was likely to enforce a 1950 law to identify and evict illegal foreigners, adding that under the law, district commissioners are empowered to declare individuals as illegal immigrants and initiate eviction proceedings. The 1950 Act was passed by Parliament amid communal disturbance and violence following the Partition of India in 1947 and creation of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) bordering West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The Act says that 'it extends to the whole of India', but has Assam-specific provisions. Section 2 of the Act says that if the Union government is of the opinion that any person or class of persons, having been ordinarily resident in any place outside India are detrimental to the interests of the general public of India or any Scheduled Tribe in Assam, the Union government may by order, 'direct such person or class of persons to remove himself or themselves from India or Assam within such time and by such route as may be specified in the order'; and 'give such further directions in regard to his or their removal from India or Assam as it may consider necessary or expedient'. What are the laws for foreigners? Till April this year, matters relating to foreigners and immigration were administered through 'pre-Constitution period' laws enacted during the First and Second World Wars, which were the Foreigners Act, 1946, Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 and the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act, 2000. In April, Parliament enacted the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 repealing the old laws. Unlike Pakistan and Bangladesh borders, the rules for movement of people along Nepal and Myanmar are different. Nepal has a free-border agreement with India, and a Free Movement regime (FMR), allowing movement of people residing within 10-km on either side, exists along the India-Myanmar border. Following the May 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, the Ministry in 2024 decided to fence the entire 1,643-km Myanmar border in the next 10 years. Post the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, over 40,000 refugees from Myanmar belonging to the Chin ethnic group who are closely related to the Mizo community crossed over to Mizoram. On March 10, 2021, the MHA sent a letter to the State governments of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Mizoram that the refugees should be identified and deported and that the State Governments have no powers to grant 'refugee' status to any foreigner as India is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention of 1951 and its 1967 Protocol. The refugees continue to live here. What is behind this recent drive? Since the April 22 terror attack at Pahalgam, the police has intensified the drive to detect undocumented migrants. Initially, they were taken by trains to border districts and then pushed to Bangladesh by the BSF. In some instances, migrants after being up picked from Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, were flown by planes to Agartala in Tripura and transported to the Bangladesh border by BSF personnel. The police and the BSF record biometrics and photographs of the undocumented migrants. It is to be noted that the BSF has never acknowledged any of the pushbacks. The Ministry has asked the States to verify the claims of undocumented migrants who claim Indian nationality after which District Magistrates are to send a report within 30 days, failing which the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer would deport them. In 2022, the Unique Identification Authority of India was asked to maintain a 'negative list' to stop undocumented migrants from procuring identity documents in the future.
United News of India
a day ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Amarnath Yatra: BSF enhances security grid along Indo-Pak International Border
Abdullian (R S Pura), June 28 (UNI) As Shri Amarnath Yatra is all set to start from July 2 with flagging off of first batch from Yatri Niwas Jammu, the Border Security Force has heightened the security grid all along the Indo-Pak International Border falling under Jammu Frontier. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will flag off first batch of Shri Amarnath pilgrims from Bhagwati Nagar based Yatri Niwas in Jammu on July 2. BSF officials said that after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, unprecedented security arrangements have been made along the border for this year's Amarnath Yatra. "The Border Security Force has increased patrolling all along the International Border in Jammu Frontier," they added. "Few days are left for the start of yatra and BSF has made elaborate arrangements with additional troops of BSF including women personnel and the border has also been kept under surveillance," they said. "Our troops are patrolling round the clock and keeping close watch on every movement along the border," they said. Besides hi-tech gadgets, drones are also maintaining surveillance on border besides any unwanted and suspicious movement, they stated. Inspector General BSF Jammu Frontier, Shashank Anand in his maiden press conference on May 27 here at Jammu Frontier had said that BSF is vigilant and maintaining high alertness along the border. Enemy may strike again with fresh infiltration attempts and cross-border firing but the troops are on high alert and maintaining vigil all along the International Border and the Line of Control alongwith the Indian Army and other security agencies, IG BSF had said. 'BSF is 24x7 completely alert on the international border. Our endeavour is that in the coming times, especially when the Amarnath Yatra is going to start, all security related arrangements should be in place and there will be no lowering of guards on the border,' IG Anand had said. Meanwhile Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 30 during his visit to Poonch district had said that the government is committed to support and empower security forces in their mission to safeguard national borders. "Government is committed in supporting and empowering the security forces in their mission to safeguard national borders," Shah reiterated while interacting with BSF troops. He highlighted the significant impact of destroying more than 118 Pakistani posts and surveillance equipment in just three days actions that left Pakistan struggling to gather intelligence for an extended period. UNI VBH GNK
News18
a day ago
- General
- News18
BSF's Neha Bhandari Recalls 72 Hours At Forward Post During Op Sindoor
Last Updated: BSF jawan Neha Bhandari has recounted her experience of taking part in Operation Sindoor and opened up on the preparations and strategy put in to fight against Pakistan. Border Security Force Assistant Commandant Neha Bhandari, who was given a prestigious Commendation Disc for her role in Operation Sindoor, on Saturday said that she was proud to take part in India's operation in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. She detailed how she stayed on duty for 72 hours straight after the terror attack, stepping up vigilance to foil any infiltration bid along the border. 'We started preparing our bunkers and morchas. We became more alert. We anticipated Pakistan's retaliatory strikes. We trained our jawans on how to keep themselves safe and operate in this situation. We started our preparations on April 22. On May 7, when India struck Pakistan, we stayed on forward posts for 72 hours. It was very important to guard the border," she said while speaking at CNN-News18 Defence Townhall. She recounted how shelling started along the border and said, 'Pakistan attacked at around 3 pm. Shelling started. We had to hit back. We had the orders to retaliate. Action would have been better if the ceasefire had not taken place." More to follow… First Published:
India Gazette
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
ADG BSF Eastern Command visits border area in Tripura
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 27 (ANI): Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, Additional Director General (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) Eastern Command, Kolkata along with Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Inspector General (IG), BSF Tripura visited the Border Out Posts falling under districts of West Tripura, Sepahijela, South Tripura, Gomati and Dhalai. According to a release, ADG Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, who is on a four-day visit to Tripura, interacted with BSF jawans and field commanders, taking stock of the security scenario and reviewing operational preparedness. ADG addressed a Sainik Sammelan at BSF Salbagan. Lauding the tireless efforts and dedication of BSF officers and men in safeguarding the borders in Tripura, he emphasised the importance of good health, physical fitness, and discipline. ADG BSF called on Indrasena Reddy Nallu, Governor of Tripura, Manik Saha, Chief Minister of Tripura, and further had a courtesy meeting with J K Sinha, IAS, Chief Secretary of Tripura and Anurag, DGP, Tripura Police and discussed various operational and administrative issues for effective border management in the state of Tripura, the release said. (ANI)
