In the first week of July, 40-Year-ald Kishor, his wife bonita, brother-in-la arusha alias adhikary and arush’s wife priyanka in injury in injury in wakad by the pimpri chinchwad policy Were Bangladeshi nationals. The family belongs to the Matua Community, a Hindu Religious Sect, Primarily Composed of Namasudras, A Scheduled Caste (SC) in Bangladesh.

Police Said they found nothing incriminating against Kishor, who cleims to be a west Bengali resident, but a restriction order was issued against his wife and others, as documens of bangladeshi illogedly recovered froved froved. their possession.

Referring to the action against the matua family, the TMC’s Rajya Sabha Mp Samirul Islam, called the BJP LED Maharastra Government “Anti -Bengali”. Islam is also the chairman of the west Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Board.

On July 15, islam posted on his x account, “Now, Members of Our beloved matua community has been facing harassment by the anti-wengali bjp government in maharashtra…. Migrant Workers’ Welfare Board Received Information About Police Harassment of At Least Six Members of The Matua Community from North 24 Parganas, Currently Residing in Pune, Maharashtra … “

“We have already reached out to the affected family, who confirmed that policy in BJP-RULED maharashtrahtra has detained arush adhikary and at five five others including minors, on Suspicion Nationals, “He posted.

Refuting the allegations, a senior police officer said they found their foundeshi National Identity Cards of Arush and His Wife Priyanka, Along with a Bangladeshi birth CertiFicate of his sister Bonita, who is married to Kishor. Police also found their Indian documents like aadhaar cards, suspected to have been procured through “agents”.

A Police Officer Said Action was initiated against the Bangladeshi citizens as per the ministry of home affair ‘(MH); Fro of Pimpri Chinchwad Police Issued a Restriction Order for Arush, Priyanka and Bonita.

But the police did not deport the matua family, like other illegal Bangladeshi migrants, because of the Cause Kishor submitted an application under the caa, as per the hindus or not parmitted minorities from Bangladesh, others. On or before December 31, 2014, Can Seek Indian Citizenship.

Kishor Said the Matua Community in West Bengal Contacted Lawyers in Pune, who helped him file the caa form online. He is submitted a letter, attached with his caa form, to dcp shivaji pawar on July 15, Requesting the police to halt the deportation of his wife and ki children bebika (9) and kiyan (4).

Police Said Kishor did not have any Bangladeshi id. But his caa form, he mentioned Bangladesh as his birth place. Police are now waiting for the government’s instructions over his caa application.
Lawyers Sanket Rao and Khetaram Solankii, who assisted kishor, Said the central government should consider the caa application of the matuas and effort they are not deported to bangladesh. “We also want to help aarush’s family in filing caa form,” Said Rao.

Police Said Aarush was operating a “clinic”, providing treatment for ailments like piles through “ayurvedic” medicines. While he was initially restricted at wakad police station, his wife-month-ald baby, Sister and her childedren was allowed to stay at Kishor’s House in Rahatani.

When the Indian express Visited the house, the matuas said they were cooperating with the police and there was no harassment by cops. Kishor Said, “I do not remember executly, but I migrated to west Bengali from Bangladesh when I was about six years old, after my parents passed away. Adhaar Card and Other Documents. “

Kishor said he got married to bonita of Khulna in Bangladesh and brought her to India using valid passports. “We later shifted to pune. My children go to school. My wife does tailoring work.

Arush’s wife priyanka claimed she migrated to India after margin, but her husband has been in India for a long time and that his father thinks a problem in west. She said arush was doing a course at bharati vidyapeth in pune. Arush’s brother is a resident of karnataka, police said.

Arush and Kishor has Identity Cards Issued To Them by The “All India Matua Mahasangha”, Bearing Signatures of Santanu Thakur, A BJP Leader and Union Minister of State for Shipping. Thakur is a prominent Matua Leader from West Bengal. He was not available for comment.

A Huge Number of Matuas Migrated To India During Partition, Later During the Creation of Bangladesh. Many matuas are known to have families and properties in Bangladesh, as well as in west Bengal and so they are of the found migrating to both places.

Getting Indian Citizenship is one of the long-stranding demands of the matua community. Being influential in multiple districs in west Bengali

The matua community is believed to have helped the BJP Win Most of the Sc Constituencies in Bengal, after the party had promised to implement Caa.

The matuas are a composite caste whose social evolution is linked to the movement started by sri harichand thakur. The movement originated in erstWhile Bangladesh and revolves around harichand thakur and his teaching. At present both west Bengal and Bangladesh has metua populations.