Fifty illegal Bangladeshi nationals who had been lodged at a special detention camp in Tamil Nadu have been sent to West Bengal as part of the process to deport them to Bangladesh. The group is travelling under heavy police security and will be handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF), which will facilitate their repatriation to Bangladeshi authorities, as reported in Times of India.
According to police officials, the group comprises 44 men and six women who had been housed at the special detention camp located within the Attur taluk office complex in Salem district. The deportation process was initiated after the authorities issued formal deportation orders against them.
On 3 July 2026, the illegal Bangladeshi nationals were transported from the detention camp to Tiruchirappalli in three police vans under tight security arrangements. From Tiruchirappalli, they boarded the Howrah Express in a specially reserved railway coach designated for their journey.
A contingent of 40 armed police personnel, led by Salem Armed Reserve Deputy Superintendent of Police Sakthivel, has been assigned to escort the group throughout the journey to West Bengal to ensure security during the transfer.
Officials stated that the Tamil Nadu Police will formally hand over the Bangladeshi nationals to the Border Security Force at the Haridaspur land border in West Bengal. The BSF will thereafter complete the required legal and administrative formalities before transferring them to the Bangladeshi authorities as part of the deportation process.
The special detention camp at Attur was established to accommodate undocumented foreign nationals while their legal proceedings remain pending or until deportation procedures are completed. Officials said that the facility currently houses more than 130 foreign nationals whose cases are still under judicial consideration or who have been released on bail but continue to remain in the detention facility pending further legal action.
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