Couple from Bengal released from prison after 10 months

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A couple from West Bengal and their two-year-old son, who were jailed for ten months in the city on suspicion of being “Bangladeshi infiltrators”, reached their home on Friday after a court granted them bail. The couple, identified as Palash Adhikari and Shukla Adhikari, are residents of Tele village, which is located in East Bardhaman district. The couple along with their son had come to Bengaluru in June last year in search of better employment opportunities.

Later the couple started working at a waste segregation unit in Sulibele village but were arrested on July 27 by the police on suspicion. The police had booked the couple under the Foreigners Act, which empowers the government to make provisions for prohibiting, regulating or restricting the entry of foreigners into India. Sources from Ahikari's family alleged that the police were provided with voter ID cards, ration cards and pan cards for verification.

However the Bengaluru police claimed that at the time of their arrest, the couple had failed to provide relevant documents. On Thursday, Haldar, along with the couple, boarded the Duronto Express that reached Howrah on Friday