Son ‘pushed’ to B’desh, Malda migrant’s dad moves habeas corpus petition
Times of India | 8 August 2025
Kolkata: Malda resident Sk Amir's father Jiyem Sheikh moved a habeas corpus petition in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. Amir, 22, was allegedly pushed into Bangladesh by Rajasthan police on the night of July 22 on suspicion he was an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant.
Sheikh told TOI earlier that his eldest son, Amir, had gone to Chittor in Rajasthan with a bunch of others from the neighbourhood to work as a labourer. He had said that while those accompanying his son had their EPICs, PANs and Aadhaars, his son only had his Aadhaar on him.
According to the father, Amir tried to convince police officials that he was from Malda in Bengal, but the cops branded him ‘Bangladeshi'. Later, a video emerged that purportedly showed Amir crying. His father then received a call from the person who had shot the video informing him that Amir was at Ghumra in Bangladesh.
Rajya Sabha member Samirul Islam said on his X handle that Amir's family was taking legal recourse over alleged ‘unlawful detention'. "Amir Sk, a resident of Kaliachak in Malda and son of Jiyem Sheikh, was unlawfully detained by the Rajasthan police, governed by the BJP, and deported to Bangladesh. He is neither a Rohingya nor a Bangladeshi national.
"The migrant workers welfare board chairman went on to write, "Despite being a Bengali-speaking Indian citizen, he was forcibly sent across the border. His family holds land records dating back to the pre-Independence era. Today, his father, Jiyem Sheikh, filed a habeas corpus petition before the Calcutta High Court, seeking justice. Under the leadership and guidance of the honourable chief minister of West Bengal, we stand firmly with every Bengali who faces harassment at the hands of the anti-Bengali BJP.
"This is the second such habeas corpus petition filed in Calcutta HC on people from Bengal being pushed to Bangladesh after being labelled Bangladeshi. All six were residents of Muraroi in Birbhum, including three minors. The case is likely to be heard on Friday.
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