Bengal Muslim Woman Detained Despite Voter ID, PAN, Birth Certificate; Rights Group Approaches High Court Over Bangladeshi Label

A human rights group filed a complaint with the Calcutta High Court regarding Sahida Fakir. They allege that police illegally detained her and wrongly called her a Bangladeshi. Despite her having a birth certificate, PAN, and voter ID, she was held for ninety hours. The group seeks her release and an investigation into these serious violations of her constitutional rights.