Guwahati, May 30 -- The family of Khairul Islam, a 51-year-old former government school teacher whose citizenship case is pending before the Supreme Court, alleged that security forces "picked up" Islam from his home in Morigaon district, Assam, and "pushed" him into Bangladesh.

According to sources, the family reportedly learned of Islam's alleged expulsion on May 27 through a social media video purportedly showing him in Bangladesh's Kurigram district, near the Boraibari border.

Islam's wife, Rita Khanam, and daughter, Afreen, have confirmed his identity in the video.

His lawyer, Avijit Roy, stated that a Foreigners Tribunal declared Islam a "foreigner" in 2016, and the Supreme Court is currently hearing his appeal against that order...