Substantial increase in outflow of B'deshi migrants post CAA

The BSF on Friday said asubstantial increase in the outflow of illegal Bangladeshimigrants to their home country has been recorded over the pastone month, following the enactment of the CAA

A top official of the paramilitary force said therehas been a spike in the number of illegal settlers apprehendedsince last month

"There has been substantial increase in outflow ofillegal Bangladeshi migrants to the bordering country in lastone month.... In January alone, we had apprehended 268 illegalBangladeshi migrants, most of whom were trying to sneak intothe neighbouring country," BSF Inspector General (SouthBengal Frontier) Y B Khurania told reporters.