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Calcutta High Court Halts Deportation Order Until October

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC · How we work

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Calcutta Court Stalls Deportation

Calcutta High Court ordered the deportation order for Sahidul Sheikh to stay in abeyance until October.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked how many 1970s Bangladesh border crossers there were and if deportation was possible.
Advocate General Rajdeep Majumdar said May 2 2026 guidelines target illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya nationals for deportation.
State officials said Sahidul Sheikh was detained on August 10 in Murshidabad.
The FRRO issued a deportation order for him on September 28.

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Govt Alleges Forgery

Government alleges Sahidul Sheikh forged Aadhaar, PAN and school certificates to obtain Indian identity documents.
His wife Dejina Bibi said she last saw him on August 8 when police detained him late at night.
Police reports claim Sahidul, a farmer, has lived illegally in India without passport or visa since crossing the border.
Advocate-General Rajdeep Majumdar cited confidential information from a special drive ordered by the Union Home Ministry.

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Calcutta Court Stalls Deportation

Calcutta High Court ordered the deportation order for Sahidul Sheikh to stay in abeyance until October.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked how many 1970s Bangladesh border crossers there were and if deportation was possible.
Advocate General Rajdeep Majumdar said May 2 2026 guidelines target illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya nationals for deportation.
State officials said Sahidul Sheikh was detained on August 10 in Murshidabad.
The FRRO issued a deportation order for him on September 28.

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