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After Supreme Court Order, Repatriated Sunali Khatun Gives Birth in Bengal

Her husband remains in Bangladesh pending ongoing court proceedings.

Overview

  • Doctors at Rampurhat Medical College performed a cesarean delivery, reporting both mother and newborn stable.
  • The Supreme Court had directed the Centre to bring back Khatun and her minor son on humanitarian grounds and to ensure free medical care.
  • TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee visited the hospital and, at the family's request, named the baby boy 'Apon'.
  • Khatun and relatives were detained in Delhi in June on suspicion of being Bangladeshis and were pushed across the border, later receiving bail from a Bangladesh court on December 1.
  • Khatun and her son re-entered India on December 5, while efforts continue to secure the return of her husband, Danish Sheikh, and others still in Bangladesh.