The family denies the allegations and claims no information about their whereabouts since being picked up by police. The case raises concerns over potential human rights violations.
For about 40 days, four members of a Bengali Muslim family have been missing after they were picked up by the police from their home in Murshidabad, as per reports by Scroll. The family member stated that the pickup occurred either on August 13 or 14, though the exact date remains unclear. The human rights group Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha reported this information.
The police confirmed to Scroll that the four men were handed over to the Border Security Force and claimed they had been sent to Bangladesh. However, Scroll could not confirm if the BSF actually deported Dablu Sheikh and his sons.
Dablu Sheikh, 60, and Kayem Sheikh, 29-year-old, had voted in the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal following a special intensive revision exercise. Scroll has verified their names in the electoral roll. Dablu Sheikh's father, Sk Samjani, was also a voter in the Suti Assembly constituency in 1966 and 1995.
The family denies the police allegations that they are Bangladeshi. Bibi stated that the police asked them whether they have any Bangladeshi documents, to which they replied that they do not know where Bangladesh is and have never visited the country.
Avijit Basu Mallick, the inspector-in-charge of Suti police station, said that the four persons were Bangladeshi nationals and ‘have been deported to Bangladesh’. However, Scroll could not confirm this information.
When asked if a first information report had been registered against them, he said: ‘There is no need of a case under the Foreigners Act.’ He added that they were detained under a Union home ministry circular from May 2025 and sent to the Jangipur holding centre.
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Scroll.in
