Kolkata: The BSF on Friday said a substantial increase in the outflow of illegal Bangladeshi migrants to their home country has been recorded over the past one month, following the enactment of the CAA. A top official said fear among the illegal settlers, post the CAA enactment seems to have triggered this outflow. “In January alone, we had apprehended 268 illegal Bangladeshi migrants, most of whom were trying to sneak into the neighbouring country,” BSF Inspector General (South Bengal Frontier) YB Khurania said. told reporters. PTI
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