2 Months After India Allegedly Abandoned Rohingya Refugees At Sea, Agonised Families Desperate To Know Where They Are

Two months following the allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government abandoned 43 Rohingya refugees in the Andaman Sea near Myanmar, family members report losing all contact with them and are unsure of their well-being. Traumatised by the incidents that occurred from 6 May to 8 May, 2025, when refugees with UNHCR cards were detained and some allegedly assaulted and humiliated by Delhi police, those who remain in India are anxious about the safety of their deported family members as well as their own security.

18 Jul 2025        SANHATI BANERJEE