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India deported 16,845 Bangladeshis from Delhi in 15 years, says media report

FE Online Desk | Sunday, 7 April 2019


India deported 16,845 illegal Bangladeshis since 2004 to January 2019 from the eight districts of its national capital of Delhi.

India's English-language daily Asian Age reported this, citing the data provided by Delhi police.

Illegal immigration of Bangladeshis, especially Muslims, to India has in recent years become an hot-button issue.