The Tripura government has formed a 15-member Special Task Force (STF) in West Tripura district to detect, identify and deport illegal immigrants from Bangladesh or Myanmar who have entered and settled in the district.
“In accordance for deportation of illegal Bangladeshi National/Rohingyas a district level Special Task Force (STF) with the following members of the district has been constituted for West Tripura District Police to detect, identify and deport illegal immigrants from Bangladesh/ Mayanmar settled or apprehended in the District,” reads a circular by Dr Kiran Kumar, Superintendent of Police of West Tripura district, on Friday evening.
The notice came in response to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ direction in May to all the states and Union Territories to verify the credentials of suspected illegal immigrants who are staying as Indian citizens and if they are found ineligible, they should be deported.
As per the notification, the team members would capture biometrics and demographic details of those people if they are identified as Bangladeshi national or Rohingyas during inquiry, on the Ministry of Home Affairs’ foreigners identification portal https://identification.mha.gov.in.
After the processes, they would be handed over to the officers of designated Border Security Force (BSF) to deport them to their native land.
