4 Bangladeshi inmates go on hunger strike in Indian jail
Four Bangladeshis are among nine foreigners who have been on a hunger strike at a jail detention centre in the Indian state of Rajasthan for the last three days.
They demand their immediate release, saying they have completed their jail term.
"Nine persons, including five Pakistanis, began a hunger strike two days ago demanding their release,” Rahul Prakash, SP of Alwar district, told the local media in Rajasthan's capital city Jaipur yesterday.
“The process of seeking approval for their release from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs is under way,” he said.
The medical tests of the foreign nationals were conducted today (yesterday), he said.
There are 17 foreign nationals at the detention centre who are to be deported after necessary clearance from the ministries.
One of the Pakistani nationals was sentenced to jail for espionage while the others for violating visa rules under Foreigners' Act, Prakash said.
"There is no illegal detention in any case and they would be deported after completing formalities and necessary approvals from the government of India," Additional Director General of Jails Sudhakar Jauhari said.
According to Superintendent of Alwar Jail Surendra Singh, the inmates include nationals of Cameroon, Sri Lanka and Iran.
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