New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Minister of State of Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today said that a total of 362 declared foreigners and illegal migrants have been sent to the detention camps in Assam till November 2011.
"The Government of Assam has set up three detention camps, at Goalpara, Kokrajhar and Silchar to keep the declared foreigners/illegal migrants till deportation to their place of origin. A total of 362 declared foreigners/illegal migrants have been sent to these detention camps till November 2011," said Ramachandran.
"The number of foreigners/illegal migrants sent to detention camps are 221 persons in Goalpara, 79 in Kokrajhar and 62 in Silchar. Of this total, 78 persons have been deported to their place of origin till November 2011," he added.
Ramachandran further said an agreement between Governments of India and Bangladesh has been signed on the transfer of sentenced persons, which is in operation with effect from January 13, 2011.
"The issue of taking over of declared illegal migrants has also been taken up with the Government of Bangladesh," he added. (ANI)
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