Ranchi, Oct. 13 -- The Jharkhand High Court has directed the authorities to expedite the deportation of a Bangladeshi national who had completed his prison sentence for illegally entering India, expressing concern over delays in the repatriation process.
Justice Sanjay Prasad, in a judgment pronounced on September 29, dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Md Najmul Hawaldar, who had been sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 under the Foreigners Act for entering India without valid travel documents.
The court directed the authorities to expedite the deportation of Hawaldar and two other Bangladeshi nationals, Rina Khan alias Fina Devi and Nipah Akhtar Khushi. It also ordered an inquiry by the Sahibganj Superin...