India may soon get the custody of the 'general secretary' of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam Anup Chetia, who is currently lodged Bangladesh jail, as the process for signing of an extradition treaty between the two neighbouring nations has commenced.
Moudud Ahmed, who is part of a 12-member visiting delegation of Bangladesh MPs, said in Guwahati on Saturday that once the extradition treaty was finalised and signed, exchange of prisoners or other wanted persons would be facilitated between the two countries.
The Bangladeshi delegation arrived in Guwahati from New Delhi as part of their five-day visit to India and will be flying to Dhaka via Kolkata from on December 3.
In a significant revelation, the MPs from Bangladesh informed that the Indian government was yet to take up the matter of alleged illegal migration from Bangladesh to Assam and other northeastern states.
"There is going to be an extradition treaty between the two nations soon and once that happens, whichever party is in power will have to abide by it," Ahmed, a representative of the country's Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said.
He added that the treaty will enable Bangladesh to get access to criminals that may have fled and taken shelter in India and vice-versa. "ULFA 'general secretary' Chetia's handing over to India will also be facilitated
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