India, May 21 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced the implementation of a new mechanism under which individuals identified as infiltrators and detained by state police will be handed over directly to the Border Security Force (BSF) for deportation proceedings.

Addressing a press conference at the state secretariat Nabanna, Adhikari clarified that communities covered under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) would remain outside the scope of the new process.

The Chief Minister said the move operationalises a provision communicated by the Centre last year regarding the direct transfer of infiltrators to the BSF.

"A letter had been sent by the Centre to the state on May 14 last year regarding the direct...