Bhubaneswar: As many as 73 of the 77 Bangladeshi infiltrators residing illegally in various districts of Odisha have been deported by the state government, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
This information was shared by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Padma Lochan Panda. Action was initiated following directions from the Union home ministry, he said.
As per the instructions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on May 2, 2025, all superintendents of police were directed to expedite the proces
s of identifying Bangladeshi infiltrators residing illegally in different districts, the Chief Minister said.
So far, the identities of 2,261 Bangladeshi suspects have been verified and 2,184 of them were found to be Indian citizens and subsequently released, he said, adding that the remaining 77 people were identified as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, of whom 73 have been deported, Majhi said.
Among those deported, 24 were from Bhubaneswar Urban Police District, 21 from Jagatsinghpur, 15 from Cuttack Urban Police District, six from Berhampur Police District, three from Kandhamal, one from Koraput and three from Kendrapada, he said.
Majhi said one infiltrator each from Ganjam and Kandhamal has been booked and both are being tried in court for allegedly obtaining Indian passports using forged documents.
The deportation process of two Bangladeshi infiltrators identified from Bhubaneswar Urban Police District is currently underway, Majhi added.