The Gauhati High Court directs the Assam government to pay ₹2 lakh to the husband of Mumtaz Begum, a woman who is reported to have been pushed into Bangladesh. The court also takes exception to how a Foreigners’ Tribunal in Nagaon handled her case.
Both outlets report that the woman was arrested in Nagaon following handling by the foreigners’ tribunal that allegedly violates a court order. The High Court impleads the Ministry of External Affairs in the case and instructs it to try to locate the woman in Bangladesh and arrange her repatriation to India. The court’s direction focuses on both the administrative lapse in the tribunal’s handling and the need to address the woman’s current location.
The two accounts align on the central judicial action: the High Court’s criticism of the tribunal process, the involvement of the Ministry of External Affairs, and the financial compensation ordered for the husband.
