53 Indian nationals released from Satkhira Jail
At least 53 Indian nationals, held from different districts on various charges, including smuggling and trespass were released from Satkhira Jail yesterday after court ruling.
Jail sources said they were released at 1:30pm after a Satkhira court granted bail to them ordering their immediate release.
Satkhira Jail Superintendent Nurannabi Bhuiyan said they freed the Indians following court order after the hearing on a C R case filed recently with the district court challenging their detention and seeking bail for them.
The Indian nationals were held 11-12 years ago by police, BGB and Coast Guard from different areas of Cox`s Bazar, Chittagong, Khagrachhari, Meherpur, Chuadanga, Satkhira and Jessore districts on charges of smuggling, intrusion and their involvement with various criminal activities.
Most of them were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment, ranging from 3 months to one year in separate judgments delivered by different courts. Their trial was held in connection with separate cases lodged with different courts and police stations across the country after their arrests between 1999 and 2000.
Jail Superintendent Nurannabi said they spent 7-8 more years in prison after expiry of their jail terms as they could not be released due to legal complexities.
They left for India immediately after their release. Authorities provided each of them Tk 50 to meet their expenses on the way to different destinations in India.
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