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Indian Express
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Assam family claims 2 men may have been pushed into Bangladesh; HC issues notice to State
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notice to the counsel of the State to obtain instructions on the whereabouts of two residents of Assam's Kamrup district, whose family claims they have no information about them since the Assam police detained them on May 25. The petition was filed on behalf of the two individuals, Abu Bakkar Siddik and Akbar Ali, who had been declared foreigners by the state's Foreigner Tribunals in 2017. The petitioner, Torap Ali, a nephew of the two men, has stated that he apprehends that his uncles 'may be in danger of being pushed illegally into Bangladesh'. The petition states that while being detained on May 25, the two men 'were not given the opportunity to speak to their family members or to approach legal counsel', and adds that 'authorities have been very discreet.' During the hearing on Thursday, J Payang, the counsel representing the police respondents, said that the two men are in the custody of the border police. In the order, the High Court bench of Justices Kalyan Rai Surana and Malasri Nanda issued notice to the respondents, which includes the Union of India, the State of Assam, the Assam police and the district administration, 'to receive instructions on the status of the said two uncles of the petitioners, including where they are currently lodged.' The writ petition seeks the stay of 'arbitrary 'push back'' of the two men and their release on their previous bail. According to the petition, the two men had been placed in detention in Goalpara jail after being declared foreigners in 2017 and had been released on bail in 2020 following directions by the Supreme Court that those in detention for over two years may be released on bail. It also states that the two had approached the High Court against the FT orders, which had been dismissed by the court. The petition argues that the two men 'have not had an opportunity to effectively assail the opinions of the Foreigners Tribunal on merits' and that 'arresting an individual and making arrangements for deportation without allowing them (to) exhaust their legal remedies available under Indian law against the declaration of the Foreigners Tribunals is a gross violation of the fundamental rights of the individual.' It also argues that the Foreigners Tribunals only declare that an individual has not been able to prove they are a citizen of India, and their order does not entail 'positive determination of nationality', which is 'essential to facilitate detention.' 'That pushback before such determination is conclusively made by all forums available to an individual amounts to arbitrary deprivation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India,' the petition states. Senior advocate Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Chaudhury argued for the petitioner on Tuesday. The next hearing has been scheduled for June 4.
The Hindu
29-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Gauhati High Court issues notice in case against arbitrary arrest of declared foreigners
GUWAHATI The Gauhati High Court, on Thursday, issued a notice to the State government in a case against the 'arbitrary arrest of declared foreigners and their illegal pushback'. Declared foreigners are people adjudged as non-citizens by the quasi-judicial Foreigners' Tribunals. The Assam Police's border wing refers such people to these tribunals on suspicion of being foreigners. The case pertains to brothers Abu Bakkar Siddik and Akbar Ali. According to the petitioners, the authorities have refused to provide details about their whereabouts since May 25, the day they were arrested. 'During the hearing today, the State counsel admitted that the brothers have been detained and are in the custody of the border police,' Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, one of six advocates representing the two detainees, said. The other advocates are Aman Wadud, Dipesh K. Agarwal, Aniket Mishra, Abdul Motin, and Aminur Rahman. The High Court's notice came two days after 14 declared foreigners, including a 51-year-old teacher from central Assam's Morigaon district, were allegedly pushed back into Bangladesh from South Salmara-Mankachar district. The Border Security Force manning the frontier, however, said they were Bangladeshi nationals who were stopped from sneaking into the country illegally. The 14 men and women were reported stranded on the no man's land — a neutral strip on the border between two countries — with the Border Guard Bangladesh refusing to let them in.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- The Hindu
410 kg of banned tobacco products seized near Vedaranyam, two arrested
The Nagapattinam district police on Tuesday seized 410 kg of banned tobacco products from a car near Vedaranyam and arrested two persons in connection with the smuggling attempt. A special team led by sub-inspector Akbar Ali conducted surveillance in the region based on a tip off recieved by the Superintendent of Police. Vehicle checks were intensified near Adappar Bridge in Salakkadai, under the jurisdiction of the Kariyapattinam police station. During the inspection, the police intercepted a car and found 34 sacks containing banned tobacco products — including 10 sacks of Cool Lip and 24 sacks of Hans — weighing a total of 410 kg. The arrested individuals were identified as A. Sivakumar, 45, a resident of North Street, Mullur Pattikadu near Orathanadu in Thanjavur district, and N. Praveen Kumar, 27, originally from Rajasthan and currently residing in Bengaluru. A case has been registered at the Kariyapattinam police station and the two accused were produced before the judicial magistrate on Tuesday. EOM/
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Alappuzha court denies bail to accused in hybrid ganja case
Kottayam: Alappuzha additional sessions court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of first accused Tasleema Sultana , 41, and her husband Sultan Akbar Ali, 43, in a separate hybrid ganja case for a third time. Meanwhile, there are reports that actor Sreenath Bhasi would be made a witness in the case and that he would be summoned to the excise office in the coming days. Excise officials are pondering the move after having verified the WhatsApp chats between Bhasi and Tasleema. Model Soumya too is likely to be summoned again for questioning.
