Assam told to pay ₹2 lakh to husband of woman pushed into Bangladesh

The Gauhati High Court on Monday directed the Assam government to pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation to the son of a Bengali-origin Muslim woman who was forced into Bangladesh.

Jahanara Begum was declared a foreigner by a foreigners tribunal in 2019 and deported to Bangladesh in June.

Foreigners tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies unique to Assam that decide on matters of nationality on the basis of documentary evidence.