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As many as 104 Indians who were living illegally in the Unites States were deported to India in C-17 Globemaster III military aircraft which landed in Amritsar earlier this week.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday responded to a media query about the use of military aircraft for deportation saying that according to the US administration, the deportation was classified as a national security operation. As a result, a military aircraft was used instead of the commercial flights.

“This particular deportation is somewhat different compared to earlier flights. In the US system itself, it was described as a national security operation, so maybe that’s why they used a military plane," Misri said while briefing the media.