Over 98% of the detainees in Assam are from Bangladesh, while the rest are from Myanmar. LocationsThe six detention centres in the State house 970 detainees. Where are the detention centres in Assamimage/svg+xmlHighs and lowsAmong the 970 people detained in Assam, Tezpur has the highest number of detainees while Dibrugarh has the lowest. Detainees in Assamimage/svg+xmlCountry of originThree out of the six detention centres in Assam have only Bangladeshi detainees. The facility at Silchar has the highest % of detainees from MyanmarNationalities in detention in Assamimage/svg+xmlA bigger pictureA total of 10 detention centres are operational in the country out of which four are outside Assam.

Source: The Hindu January 01, 2020 11:02 UTC