Guwahati, Oct. 3 -- Assam Congress President and Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday urged the Ministry of External Affairs to urgently intervene to trace and bring back two women from Assam's Nagaon district who were sent across the India-Bangladesh border in June and whose whereabouts remain unknown.

In a letter to the External Affairs Minister, Gogoi sought intervention in the cases of Musstt. Jahanara Begum of Bagariguri and Musstt. Mumtaz Begum of Dhing Gaon, who were sent across the border in the intervening night of June 13 and June 14 this year.

"This is a matter in which your Ministry has already been made a party by the Hon'ble Gauhati High Court. I therefore request your personal intervention to ...