Amidst Turmoil, India Deports Rohingya Minor Whose Parents Are in Bangladesh to Myanmar
Myanmar is in the midst of a violent crackdown on anti-junta protesters by the military. The Rohingya girl had requested to be sent to her parents in Bangladesh instead of to Myanmar.
Representative Image. Rohingya refugees carry supplies at Kutupalong refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on November 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Susana Vera
New Delhi: A minor Rohingya girl was formally deported from India to Myanmar, even though her family is in a refugee camp in Bangladesh,
The Assam Tribune has reported. Myanmar is in the midst of violent turmoil as the military has been cracking down on public protests against its coup, leading to a fresh trickle of refugees to India.