Assam's Nagaon District Orders 15 Foreign Nationals to Depart by Friday

Nagaon District's Directive for Foreign Nationals

Guwahati: The administration in Nagaon district, Assam, has issued an order for 15 individuals identified as foreigners to exit both the state and the country by Friday, as per official communication.

These individuals, which include six women, were determined to be illegal immigrants from Bangladesh by a Foreigner's Tribunal.

On December 17, District Commissioner Devashish Sarma instructed them to vacate the country within 24 hours of receiving the notice, which was delivered to them on Thursday.

The tribunal had previously classified these individuals as 'foreigners' from Bangladesh at various times.

The directive specified that they must 'leave the territory of Assam, India, within 24 hours of receiving the order via the Dhubri/Sribhumi/South Salmara-Mankachar route.'

Failure to comply with this order would result in the government taking necessary actions to remove them from Assam, the order stated.

The individuals named in the order are Anowara Begum, Asha Khatun, Hussain Ali, Rahim Sheikh, Burek Ali, Idris Ali, Nazrul Islam, Jahara Khatun, Abdul Aziz, Aheda Khatun, Azufa Khatun, Fazila Khatun, Rustom Ali, Anowar Khan, and Taher Ali.