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22 children in detention camps for foreigners
The Hindu
They are with nine women across three camps, Assam CM informs Assembly
Assam’s detention camps for foreigners are currently housing 22 children, 20 of them below 14 years of age, the 126-member State Assembly was told on Monday. Replying to a question from Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the children are with nine women convicted as foreigners, distributed among the Kokrajhar, Tezpur and Silchar detention camps. The Chief Minister holds the Home portfolio.More Related News