Total 36 Bangladeshi teenagers, after serving different jail terms in India, returned home through the Benapole checkpost on Monday, January 25, 2020 Dhaka TribuneThe Petrapole immigration police of India handed them over to the Benapole immigration police through the Benapole checkpost, after giving them travel permits, around 6pm on MondayAs many as 36 Bangladeshi teenagers have returned home through the Benapole land port after serving different jail terms in India. The Petrapole immigration police of India handed them over to the Benapole immigration police through the Benapole checkpost, after giving them travel permits, around 6pm on Monday. The returnees were accompanied by the Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner to India Shamim Yasmin. Indian police arrested them for not having any valid documents and produced them before a court, which sentenced them to jail, the OC added. Later, several Indian NGOs – Rescue Foundation, Liluah and Sukanya Foundation – ensured the release of the teenagers and took them to their shelter homes, said the OC.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 25, 2021 16:30 UTC