Indian Muslims illegally pushed across Bangladesh border: Mumbai-based rights group

  Bangla Press Desk: Authorities in Indian state Assam have illegally pushed at least 145 citizens, mostly Muslims, across the border into Bangladesh since the last week of May, according to an investigative report published by a Mumbai-based rights organization. For four days since 23 May, a large amount of police carried out a crackdown on Muslims across 33 districts of the Assam state, detaining 300 without any legal process, reports the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). While around 150 of the detainees were later released, 145 others were pushed into Bangladesh, some of whom were eventually repatriated due to stiff resistance from Bangladesh authorities, CJP has learnt through victim interviews and on-field probes. This article was originally published on Daily Sun. [Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.] BP/ZE