Assam Chief Minister Announces Deportation of 21 Bangladeshi Infiltrators

Deportation of Infiltrators from Assam

Guwahati, Aug 16: On Friday, Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed that security personnel successfully deported 21 Bangladeshi infiltrators from the Sribhumi district back to their homeland around midnight.

In a post on 'X', the Chief Minister remarked, "Freedom at midnight? Quite literally! Around midnight today, 21 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators who entered India with nefarious intentions were freed and pushed back to Bangladesh, where they belong, from the Sribhumi border."

Sarma emphasized that the identification and deportation process would persist.

In the past two weeks, authorities have sent back 58 infiltrators to Bangladesh from the Sribhumi district, with over 400 individuals having been 'pushed back' in recent months.

The Chief Minister asserted that the state government is dedicated to ensuring Assam remains free from infiltration.

The Border Security Force (BSF) has intensified surveillance along the 1,885-km Indo-Bangladesh border in the Northeast, especially following last year's unrest in Bangladesh. Assam Police is also on high alert to thwart illegal entries into the state.

Earlier on the same day, during the Independence Day celebrations in Khanapara, Sarma called on the people of Assam to unite in safeguarding the state's land, culture, and identity.

He warned, "The people of Assam should not remain silent. If we stay quiet, then one day we will lose our Jati, Mati, Bheti—and that day is not far. Within 10 years, if Assamese people remain silent, we will lose everything that defines us."

Freedom at midnight? Quite literally!

Around midnight today, 21 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators who entered India with nefarious intentions were freed and pushed back to Bangladesh- where they belong, from the Sribhumi border.

Identification & Pushbacks will continue. pic.twitter.com/9qi3gLEBba

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 15, 2025