Assam NRC: BSF Jawan Declared 'Foreigner' While His Parents, Siblings Listed As Indians

In a rather bizarre case, a Foreigners’ Tribunal in eastern Assam's Jorhat?has declared Muzibur Rahman, a serving assistant sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) and his wife?as foreigners.

What makes the entire episode bizarre is the fact that Rahman's parents and siblings have their names in the NRC, meaning that they are Indian.

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That is not all, the Tribunal declared him a foreigner in July in an ex parte without even hearing his side.

Rahman's who is currently posted in Punjab said he came to know about the tribunal's order only when he came home on leave last month.

He also alleged that the ?Assam?police's border wing took the account of a 'drunkard' and submit a report to the tribunal against him.

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According to Rahman, his family has been living in Udaypur-Mikirpatty of Merapani in Golaghat district on the Assam-Nagaland border and has documents dating back to 1923 to prove it.

Earlier this year, in a similar case, a retired Indian Army officer was declared a foreigner by a tribunal.

Kargil War veteran Mohammed Sanaullah was declared a foreigner and was sent to a detention center in May.

Sanaullah was released from a detention center in Guwahati, on June 9, a day after he was granted bail against a bail bond of Rs 20000, two local sureties and his biometrics. ?

Sanaullah, who claims to have served in the Indian Army for 30 years, said, "I joined the Army in 1987. I served in the Army for 30 years, including twice in Jammu and Kashmir and once in Imphal," he had said.