In all, close to 600 people have been detained in Assam on suspicion of being Bangladeshis or Myanmar nationals, according to Khan. Concerned over the indiscriminate detentions on mere suspicion -- which she says is part of a systematic hate campaign - Khan wrote to the state government and has also formally sent a report to the Union Home Ministry. She said the target of this vicious campaign are mostly the poorest and the most marginalized who have scant means to defend themselves. Those identified as doubtful voters are especially targeted and once they are identified as "foreigners" they are sent to specially created detention centres. Khan said that that often these are ex-parte orders where the victims are not given a chance to defend themselves.

Source: bd News24 September 25, 2016 07:52 UTC