A man from Tripura’s Sepahijala district returned home on Tuesday after spending 37 years in jails across Bangladesh.
Mr Mohammad Shahjahan (right, with garland), 62, had gone to his in-law’s house in Comilla, Bangladesh, in 1988. During his visit, police raided his relative’s home and arrested him for illegally entering the country.
“At the age of 25, I was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a court in Comilla,” he said. “Despite completing my sentence, I was not released and spent an additional 26 years in custody, totaling 37 years before I was allowed to return home.”
“It feels like I have come to heaven. I have met my son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren for the first time today,” Mr Shahjahan told reporters on Wednesday.
