PIL in Supreme Court Alleges Forced Deportation of 43 Rohingya Refugees, Seeks Relief

A PIL filed in the Supreme Court alleges that 43 Rohingya refugees, including women, children, the elderly, and cancer patients, were forcibly deported by Indian authorities.

Allegedly detained under the guise of biometric collection, they were moved from Delhi to Port Blair, blindfolded and handcuffed, and then abandoned in international waters with false promises of transfer to Indonesia.

The refugees, pleading not to be sent to Myanmar, swam to shore only to find themselves back there.

Petitioners seek their return, Rs 50 lakh compensation each, and protection for UNHCR cardholders, citing violations of the principle of non-refoulement.