Calcutta High Court Secures Release of Detained Bengal Workers

Four West Bengal migrant workers have been released from a Chhattisgarh holding center following intervention by the Calcutta High Court. Sabir Sheikh, Safikul Islam, Nasiruddin Sheikh, and Laltu Sheikh were detained for over a month on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals.

The court challenged the Foreigners Registration Officer’s authority to determine citizenship while the men's appeals regarding electoral roll deletions remained pending before an appellate tribunal. Following the court’s criticism of the state's contradictory stance, police released the men, officially documenting them as Indian citizens.

Editor's note: The brief provides a clear and accurate summary of the legal intervention and the subsequent release of the workers.