New Delhi: In a first development of its kind which also reflects Centre’s resolve to crackdown against illegal Rohingya migrants in the country, at least seven of them would be deported back to Myanmar on Thursday.
Home Ministry officials while confirming the move said these migrants had been staying in illegally in Assam and had been kept at a detention centre in Silchar, Assam, since 2012. All the seven migrants will handed over to Myanmar authorities from the Moreh border checkpost in Manipur.
“These seven illegal migrants were sent to the Silchar detention centre after they were caught by the local police. They have already undergone their sentence and will now be handed over to the Myanmar authorities. Earlier we had given all the relevant details regarding them to Myanmar and their agencies confirmed that these migrants were indeed their nationals,’’ an official added.
