Assam Government Add Provisions For Release of Foreigners

GUWAHATI: The Political (B) Department of the Government of Assam vide a notification dated July 29, 2019 added some provisions for the conditional release of declared foreigners from the Detention Centres as sub-para (iii) in partial notification of the earlier notification dated June 17, 2019.

According to this sub-para, the Home and Political Department of the State Government may release declared foreigners who have completed more than three years in Detention Centres on the following conditions:

(a) Execution of bond with two sureties of Rs 1 lakh only each of Indian citizens.

(b) He or she specifies verifiable address of stay after release.

(c) Biometric of his/her iris (if possible) and all ten finger prints and photos shall be captured and stored in a secured database before release from the Detention Centres. He or she shall report once every week to the Police Station specified by the Home and Political Department.

(d) He or she shall notify any change of his or her address to the specified Police Station on the same day.

(e) A quarterly report to be submitted by the Superintendant of Police (Border) to the Home and Political Department regarding appearance of such released declared foreigners to the Police Station concerned. In case of violation of the condition, the Declared Foreign National will be apprehended and detained in the Detention Centre, stated a release.

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