More than 53,000 persons were acquitted by the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) in Assam and over 1.23 lakh cases are still pending trial, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
To a question by Trinamool Congress member Sushmita Dev, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply, “As reported by the Government of Assam, total number of cases currently pending in Foreigners Tribunals of Assam as on 31.12.2021 is 1,23,829. Total cases referred to the Foreigners Tribunals were 4,35,282 out of which total disposed cases were 3,09,048.”