The Supreme Court, hearing the matter on Wednesday, took a sympathetic view of Sunali's plight. File pic/PTI
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News1806-12-2025, 05:58

Pregnant Sunali Khatun Returns to India After SC 'Nudge'

  • Pregnant Sunali Khatun, previously deported to Bangladesh, returned to India with her son via the Mahadipur border.
  • Her return followed a Supreme Court "nudge" to the central government to allow reentry on humanitarian grounds.
  • Khatun and her family were deported in June on allegations of being infiltrators, leading to their arrest in Bangladesh.
  • The Supreme Court prioritized humanitarian concerns and suggested verifying her citizenship through her father's documents.
  • The Ministry of External Affairs and Home Affairs coordinated her return, and she was reunited with family and taken for medical examination.

Why It Matters: SC intervention highlights humanitarian concerns in deportation cases.

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