New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court was informed that several Rohingya refugees, including women and children holding UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) cards, were allegedly picked up by police late on Wednesday night and deported to Myanmar, despite the matter being scheduled for hearing on Thursday.
The claim, made by the petitioners' counsels Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves and Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday, was based on media reports suggesting that the refugees were initially removed from detention centres under the pretext of verifying their documentation but may have subsequently been deported.
A three-judge bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and N Kotiswar Singh, heard the case and decided to take it up for final hearing on July 31, refraining from passing any interim orders.