Dhaka, July 25 -- Indian authorities have unlawfully expelled hundreds of ethnic Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh over the past several weeks without due legal process, claiming they are "illegal immigrants," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Wednesday.
Many of those expelled are believed to be Indian citizens from states bordering Bangladesh, including Assam, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh.
The report highlights what HRW describes as a disturbing rise in human rights violations by Indian authorities, particularly against the Muslim minority.
Since May 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government has intensified operations to remove Bengali Muslims in what it claims is a crackdown on illegal immigration.However,...