[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mohd Azmal Haque, who retired as a Junior Commissioned Officer, served notice by a Foreigners’ Tribunal, asked to prove citizenship

In a shocking case of ill-treating an Army veteran – possibly on the ground that he is a Muslim – a retired soldier has been accused by the Assam police of being an illegal immigrant and asked to prove his Indian citizenship before a tribunal.

Mohd Azmal Haque, who served in the Indian Army for 30 years and retired as a Junior Commissioned Officer, has been accused by the Assam police of having come to India illegally after 1971. The retired Armyman has been dubbed as a “doubtful voter” by the Assam police and served a notice by a Foreigners’ Tribunal in the state, asking him to prove his citizenship.

Haque, however, claims he was born in Kamrup district of Assam in 1968, and that his mother’s name features in the 1951 National Register of Citizens.

Haque’s lawyer, Aman Wadud, who is now gearing up to fight this case out in the tribunal took to Twitter on Saturday to expose how the retired Armyman was being humiliated. The lawyer posted various documents and photographs of his clients in a bid to establish his Indian identity.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]This is not the first time Haque has had to deal with the Foreigners’ Tribunal. His wife, too, was accused of being an illegal immigrant in 2012, but was later found to be an Indian citizen.

“Many such Indian citizens are held as ‘foreigners’ for minor anomalies in their name and age in voter lists,” Wadud alleged.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]The lawyer also posted a video featuring Haque.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Mukesh Sahay, the Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam told news agency ANI that he was personally looking into the issue and will enquire into “why the notice was served” to Haque.

The Indian Army’s Eastern Command too is now in contact with the soldier and has promised him “necessary assistance”.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]