The Agonizing Wait: An Indian Father's Plea for His Daughter 'Pushed into Bangladesh'

Every single day, the front door of their Delhi home seems to mock Naresh Kumar. He glances at it, a flicker of hope in his eyes, imagining the moment his daughter, Monika, will simply walk through it again. It's been far too long since he last saw her, and his wait, you see, is born from a story so shocking, so utterly heartbreaking, it’s almost beyond belief: his daughter, a bona fide Indian citizen, was allegedly picked up and then, incredibly, pushed across the border into Bangladesh by India’s own Border Security Force (BSF).

Imagine the confusion, the terror. According to her family’s distressing account, Monika, an Indian citizen with all her papers in order, was somehow apprehended in Delhi. From there, she was reportedly transported all the way to West Bengal, only to be forcibly, inexplicably, pushed over the international boundary into Bangladesh. The accusation is grave: she was supposedly mistaken for an illegal immigrant. But how, one has to wonder, could such a colossal error occur, especially when a person carries legitimate proof of their identity and nationality?

Naresh Kumar, understandably, is a man consumed by this fight. He’s armed with his daughter's Aadhaar card, her PAN card, voter ID – every document imaginable to prove she is unequivocally Indian. He’s approached authorities, knocked on countless doors, pleaded with anyone who would listen, all in a relentless effort to get Monika back. But so far, it feels like shouting into the wind, a desperate cry often met with frustrating bureaucratic silence or slow, agonizing movement. His daughter is out there, somewhere, an Indian citizen in a foreign land through no fault of her own.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, right? So, Naresh Kumar, refusing to give up, has taken the matter to the Delhi High Court. A habeas corpus petition has been filed, a legal instrument seeking to compel the authorities to produce Monika and explain her detention – or in this case, her alleged expulsion. The court is now involved, demanding answers from both the Central and Delhi governments, as well as the BSF. If these allegations prove true, it raises deeply troubling questions about due process, citizen rights, and the very function of our border security forces.

Beyond the legalities and the intricate questions of national security, there’s a family torn apart, a father who simply wants his child home. Monika’s story serves as a stark, painful reminder of the fragile line between countries, the devastating consequences of mistaken identity, and the profound human cost when systems fail. Naresh Kumar, however, doesn’t dwell on the big picture; he just waits. He waits for the day that front door swings open, and his Monika walks through, finally, truly home.