SHILLONG, APR 20: Over 5970 illegal immigrants have been deported back to their respective countries during the past 46 years.
Replying to the unstarred question, chief minister Conrad K Sangma said out of 5995 illegal immigrants convicted (from 1972 to 2018), 5970 were deported to their respective countries only after completion of their sentence period by the Immigration Check Posts through BSF.
He said that 25 of them are still lodged in various jails of the state till March 2018.
The number of illegal immigrants detected and prosecuted during 2010 was 133, 2011-156, 2012-268, 2013-169, 2014-74, 2015-71, 2016-115, 2017-34 while only 4 till March, this year.
By Our Reporter
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