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Chhattisgarh frees 4 Bengal workers held as foreigners
The Hindu··6d ago
Chhattisgarh Police released four Murshidabad migrant workers after the Calcutta High Court questioned their detention as suspected Bangladeshi nationals. Sabir Sheikh, 42, Safikul Islam, 39, Nasiruddin Sheikh, 35, and Laltu Sheikh, 28, left a holding centre around 9 p.m. on October 7, 2026. They were among 23 workers detained on September 4. Nineteen others were freed on September 18.
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What It Means For You
- Bilaspur SP Rajneesh Singh said a Murshidabad verification report arrived Wednesday and triggered release.
- Police wrote in the release order that the four men are Indians, not Bangladeshis, Safikul said.
- Their electoral-roll deletion appeals before the tribunal remain pending, The Hindu reported.
What's Happening
- On October 5, 2026, the High Court questioned the Bilaspur Foreigners Registration Officer's citizenship move.
- Justice Krishna Rao asked how the FRO could decide citizenship while tribunal appeals were pending.
- Families approached the High Court on September 30 after verification delays, the report said.
How The Detention Began
- Police detained at least 23 Murshidabad workers in Bilaspur's Sirgiti area on September 4.
- Nineteen of the 23 were released on September 18 after a local civil court order.
- Nationality questions tracked Special Intensive Revision deletions from the voter list.
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