India today deported seven Rohingya immigrants, who were staying in Assam illegally, to their country of origin Myanmar. Assam Police sources said, these illegal immigrants were detained in 2012 and since then lodged in Cachar Central Jail in Silchar.
Talking to media in New Delhi, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, Assam government arranged for the repatriation of the seven individuals to Myanmar upon reconfirming their willingness to be repatriated and with the full concurrence of the Myanmar government.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had allowed their deportation to Myanmar, saying they were found by the competent court as illegal immigrants and have been accepted by their country of origin as their citizens.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph dismissed the petition made by one of the Rohingyas. The petitioner had filed an application seeking to restrain the Centre from deporting them to Myanmar.
