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Tripura HC waives jail for 4 Bangladeshi nationals
Hindustan Times··2d ago
The Tripura High Court waived remaining jail terms for four Bangladeshi nationals convicted of illegal entry and ordered the state to repatriate them. Justice T Amarnath Goud delivered the Monday order in two cases. Ratilal Das and Binita Rani Das had received two years' rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 10,000 fine in Unakoti. Lija and Mansura Aktar faced five-year terms.
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What It Means For You
- The four will stay in jail custody until push-back but will not be treated as convicts under the modified sentences.
- The state told the court it would not object to repatriation without completing the prison terms.
- BSF detention points at Srirampur Manu bridge and Ambassa railway station featured in the two cases.
What's Happening
- An Unakoti court convicted the Das couple on November 1, 2025 after a February 27, 2025 BSF detention of 13 people.
- A Dhalai court had sentenced Lija and Mansura Aktar to five years after an October 6, 2024 detention.
- Both benches sought sentence changes so the appellants could return to Bangladesh.
Charges that led to jail
- The Das couple were convicted under the Passport (Entry into India) Act and the Foreigners Act.
- They are residents of Moulvibazar in Bangladesh's Sylhet division, the court record said.
- Three Indian nationals accused of trying to smuggle the 13 people were also caught in the Unakoti case.
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