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New Delhi:
Petty vote bank politics prevents firm, resolute and intense
government action against nearly three crore Bangladeshis
illegally staying in India, a Delhi court said while sentencing a
dacoity case suspect from the neighbouring country to a four-years
jail term.
Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, in a order made available
Tuesday, awarded the four-year jail term to Fazlu who tried to
commit a dacoity, along with other, in north Delhi in 2004. He was
also involved in other offences.
"It is unfortunate that while genuine citizens of this country
continue to suffer in abject poverty, it is petty vote bank
politics which prevents a firm, resolute, intense government
action against the three crore (official figures) Bangladeshi
nationals illegally staying in our country, enjoying all the
benefits which otherwise are the entitlement of citizens thereby
compelling the courts to step in."
Lau observed that convict Fazlu had tried to mislead the court by
placing before it a fake and fabricated document (ration card)
only to evade proceedings under the Foreigners Act and to legalise
his stay in India.
The court directed that immediately after the completion of the
period of his sentence the competent authority should deport him
to Bangladesh in accordance with law.
Fazlu was tried for committing a dacoity along with other five
others, including four Bangladeshis. Out of the other four
Bangladeshi accused, one is dead and three others have been
declared proclaimed offenders.
ding to prosecution case, Fazlu with other five accused were
trying to commit dacoity on Jan 9, 2004. The accused were arrested
from a park near the Outer Ring Road opposite Delhi Jal Board
office in Prashant Vihar area of Rohini Jan 9, 2004.
The police had recovered various weapon from their possession.
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