Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-

(a) the action taken by Government as on date, on the fact that Bangladesh Authorities are very reluctant to accept Bangladeshi intruders captured by our Police and our Police Department also cannot put them again into jail as they have already finished their term in jail; and

(b) whether Ministry is approaching Ministry of Home Affairs and the State Governments in this regard?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) & (b) There is an established procedure to repatriate Bangladesh nationals who have completed their terms in various Jails in India. Bangladesh nationals detained in India, upon verification of nationality and completion of their sentence, are repatriated in coordination with the concerned authorities in the Union Government and the concerned State Governments.

Government from time to time, including during the 2nd meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission co-chaired by External Affairs Minister, held in Dhaka on 16 February, has been emphasizing upon the Government of Bangladesh the need for expeditious verification of nationality of the individuals detained in India.

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