Bangladeshi Student at NIT Silchar Deported Back Over Anti-India Post on Social Media

 Silchar: A Bangladeshi student at the National Institute of Technology, Silchar was deported by Cachar Police on Monday after she shared a social media post deemed to be anti-India, as per reports. 

The female student, Maisha Mahjabin, is pursuing BTech from NIT Silchar and is a student of electronics and communication engineering department.

The post, originally shared by Sahadat Hossain Alphi, alumnus of NIT Silchar, contained objectionable material about India. 

Authorities have initiated an investigation into the post, which was originally circulated by senior of Mahjabin and alumnus of NIT Silchar who is currently in Bangladesh after completing his final year examination.

Mahjabin was deported back to Bangladesh by the Police and BSF through Karimganj land border in Churaibari in Assam during the day.

SP (Cachar) Numal Mahatta said Mahjabin was deported after she applied for a long leave from the institute following the developments over the past few days. "The matter was brought to my attention by the police's cyber monitoring cell. I then visited the institute around midnight on Saturday to investigate," the SP told the media on Sunday.

He said he engaged in discussions with Bangladeshi students regarding the post and other related matters as part of the ongoing police inquiry on Saturday.

"When I reached the institute, I learned that the student who made the post (Alphi) is an alumnus of the institute and now resides in Bangladesh. I have requested the institute's officials to take up the matter with the appropriate authorities to ensure immediate action against the student for making objectionable comments against India," the SP said.