Bhodu Sheikh is hopeful but not sure about seeing his daughter Sunali Khatun, her husband Danish Sheikh and their eight-year-old son, who were pushed into Bangladesh earlier this year, a day after the Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider allowing them entry into India on “humanitarian grounds”.
“She is nine months pregnant and due to deliver her third child. So, until I see her walk through the door of my house, I will not be relieved,” Mr. Bhodu Sheikh told The Hindu over the phone from his home in Birbhum, West Bengal.
SC asks Centre to consider allowing entry of pregnant woman pushed into Bangladesh
He added, “The government should take corrective action and bring her back. What will be the nationality of my grandchild if they are born in another country?”
Mr. Bhodu Sheikh has been fighting for the return of the three ever since they, along with another family — Sweety Bibi , her husband and their two children — were pushed across the border on June 27, 2025 after being picked up by the Delhi police on June 18, 2025 on charges of being illegal Bangladeshi citizens.
