Pregnant Indian Citizen Awaits Return From Bangladesh After Supreme Court Intervention

Dec 04, 2025 05:17 pm CST

Nine-months-pregnant Sonali Khatun has been granted bail in Bangladesh after being wrongfully deported from India. The Supreme Court has directed the Indian government to facilitate her return on humanitarian grounds while her citizenship case continues. The Calcutta High Court previously ruled her deportation illegal, recognizing her as an Indian citizen despite the Centre's ongoing challenge to this determination.