Meghalaya hostel planned as detention centre for foreigners after prison terms
A hostel run by Meghalaya’s school board is to be used as a detention centre for foreigners who remain in custody after completing prison sentences, The Hindu reports. Some of the 30 people held, most of them Bangladeshi nationals, have reportedly been detained for more than five years.
A hostel belonging to Meghalaya’s school board is to be used as a detention centre for foreigners who remain in custody after completing their prison terms, according to The Hindu. The available report says some of the 30 foreigners affected have been held for more than five years. Most of those in custody are Bangladeshi nationals, although the supplied material does not identify the others or explain the circumstances of their detention.
The proposed use of the hostel is intended for people who have finished their prison sentences but remain in custody. The material does not state why they have not been released or deported, nor does it provide details about the legal process governing their continued detention. The report gives no information about the hostel’s location, its capacity or when it will begin operating as a detention centre.
It also does not describe the planned living conditions, supervision arrangements or facilities for those held there. No response from the Meghalaya school board, government authorities or the detainees is included in the supplied material. The available facts are therefore limited to the proposed change of use and the number and nationality profile of those reportedly affected.
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