Son of Assam constable among nine detained in Gurugram on suspicion of being ‘illegal Bangladeshis’
An Assam Police constable has alleged that his son is among the nine Muslims of Bengali origin who have allegedly been detained in Gurugram since Sunday on suspicion of being undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants.
Sannat Ali, a constable in the Assam Industrial Security Force, told Scroll that his son, 23-year-old Ashraful Islam, is a resident of Barbala village in Barpeta district. He had gone to Haryana on July 11 after completing his college exams, said Ali.
Upon reaching Gurugram on July 13, Ashraful Islam started working at a construction site in Sector 10A.
“At the same time, the police started picking up Muslim workers to nab Bangladeshis,” alleged Ali. “Many of them were released after document verification.”
He added that his son and eight others from Barpeta were picked up by the police on Sunday morning when they were working at the construction site.
Ali said that his son had submitted his voter ID card, school certificates, Aadhaar card and PAN card, which were not accepted by the police. “They call them illegal Bangladeshis,” Ali alleged.
He added: “We have sent more documents like my service identity card and voter cards. Senior police officials have contacted me this morning. They are working to release him.”
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