Tezpur (Assam), Nov 19 (PTI) Five people including four women, who have been living in Assam for several years, were declared foreigners and the Sonitpur district administration on Wednesday issued notices directing them to leave the state within 24 hours, officials said.

Those five individuals — Hanufa, Mariyam Nessa, Fatema, Monowara and Amjad Ali — were Bangladeshis, according to the authorities. They have been residing in Dhobokata village under Jamugurihat police station.

Sonitpur Foreigners Tribunal No. 2, in separate cases filed by the district’s Superintendent of Police (Border) in 2006, termed them Declared Foreign Nationals (DFN).

A Foreigners Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body that determines if an individual is an illegal immigrant or a foreigner in Assam.

In the notice, Dis

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