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A Bangladeshi student studying at the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam was sent back to her country after she responded to an anti-India post on social media with a ‘love’ emoji, police said on Tuesday (August 27).
Cachar Police Superintendent Numal Mahatta claimed it was “not a deportation” but that they were sent back in consultation with Bangladesh authorities.
Maisha Mahjabeen, a fourth semester student of the Electronics and Communication Department of NIT Silchar, was sent back to Bangladesh on Monday through the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Sutarkandi in Karimganj district, the SP said.
“This is not a case of deportation… he reacted with a token of love to an anti-India post on Facebook by his senior and NIT Silchar alumnus Sahadat Hossain Alfi, who left India about six months ago after completing his course. He now lives in Bangladesh,” Ms Mahatta said. PTI,
The SP claimed that many people expressed their anger after seeing such posts, where they reacted with ‘love’ emoji.
Ms Mahatta also informed that Mahjabeen had requested the NIT Silchar authorities to allow her to go to her country.
When asked if she will return to complete her course, the SP said: “She has not completed her course yet. Whether she will return again to complete her studies or not is not known right now.” As per the agreement between the Indian and Bangladeshi governments, a total of 70 Bangladeshi students are currently studying at NIT Silchar.
Ms. Mahatta said that out of these, there are about 40 Hindu students from Bangladesh in NIT Silchar.
He said, “I have personally met the students and requested them not to do any wrongdoing or indulge in anti-India activities.”
Meanwhile, Hindu Rakkhi Dal spokesperson Suwashish Choudhary told PTI that they had seen the anti-India post by the former student and informed the police to take necessary action.
“We had forwarded some anti-India posts which originated from Rajshahi University in Bangladesh. She (Mahjabeen) had endorsed one such post with a love symbol,” he said.