Chhattisgarh: Four Muslims released month after detention for being 'undocumented' Bangladeshis

What happened: Four workers from West Bengal's Murshidabad, detained in Chhattisgarh over a month earlier on suspicion of being undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, were released from a Raipur holding centre on Wednesday. Key numbers: They were among 23 workers detained in Bilaspur on September 4. Why it matters: The release came two days after the Calcutta High Court questioned how Bilaspur authorities could determine the men's citizenship while a West Bengal tribunal was still hearing their appeals. Police recorded the four as Indians, not Bangladeshis.

Four workers from West Bengal's Murshidabad, detained in Chhattisgarh over a month earlier on suspicion of being undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, were released from a Raipur holding centre on Wednesday.

The release came two days after the Calcutta High Court questioned how Bilaspur authorities could determine the men's citizenship while a West Bengal tribunal was still hearing their appeals. Police recorded the four as Indians, not Bangladeshis.