Meghalaya has detected 658 illegal Bangladeshi nationals since 2021 and deported 194 after completion of their sentences, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong told the Assembly on Tuesday while outlining the state’s stepped-up anti-infiltration measures. He was replying to a call-attention notice moved by Voice of the People Party (VPP) legislator Heaving Stone Kharpran. Tynsong said the government has put in place a “comprehensive and multi-layered anti-infiltration mechanism” to tackle illegal migration across vulnerable stretches of the inter-state and Indo-Bangladesh border.
Tynsong, who holds the Home (Police) portfolio, placed the figures on record and detailed the state’s enforcement strategy. He said the action was taken between 2021 and February 3, 2026, under relevant legal provisions, with deportations carried out after completion of sentences and upon securing travel permits from the Bangladesh authorities. He said government has put in place what it described as a multi-layered mechanism to curb infiltration. Eighteen check posts, entry gates and a land customs station are currently operational along vulnerable inter-state and Indo-Bangladesh border stretches. These are supported by district-level squads conducting surprise naka checks and joint patrols.
The enforcement network also includes coordination with Labour Department officials, Village Defence Parties and local bodies. Eleven District Task Forces have been constituted to streamline detection, verification and deportation procedures.The Deputy Chief Minister said the objective is to safeguard genuine Indian citizens while acting firmly against unlawful entry, and urged organisations and residents to cooperate with verification processes carried out under the law.