Alisha
@AlishaDutta_AD
I cover crime, governance & migration for @the_hindu Write to me at [email protected]
For @the_hindu I followed a case about the thriving business of child bride trafficking in Gujarat, strengthened by the State Govt. and the Guj Police’s denial of human trafficking.

New spin. This is what happens when you give immense power to a government functionary. How is a BLO determining Bangladeshi origins? Identifying people based on language, clothes or are people confessing to BLOs that they are from Bangladesh ? #Bihar
During house to house visits during SIR in Bihar, a large number of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Mayanmar have been found by BLOs. Their names shall not be included in the final list to be published on 30 Sep 2025 after proper enquiry is conducted after 1 Aug , ECI sources
Delhi Police’s anti-Bangladeshi drive is affecting citizens who opted for Indian citizenship following the 2015 Land Boundary Agreement between the two countries. Few branded as illegals, based on Bangladeshi numbers on their phones @AlishaDutta_AD ✍️ thehindu.com/news/national/…
Detention of migrant workers from West Bengal | Citizenship under suspicion ✍🏽@AlishaDutta_AD trib.al/gchf5Az
Hello, @Meesho_Official two prepaid orders have not been delivered but they are showing that they have been delivered. I have raised the issue multiple times but I have neither received the order nor the refund. @meesho_support
For kanwariyas, yatra is a route to devotion, social acceptance and fun, writes @AlishaDutta_AD trib.al/VKuMtEQ
Defeating all odds, Munni Devi, 32, a resident of Usmanpur, Shahdara, completed the Kanwar Yatra on Tuesday, carrying pots of water from Ganga in Haridwar on her shoulders and covering a distance of over 240 kilometres on foot, writes @AlishaDutta_AD trib.al/MghfAkX
Must read : RTI as ‘right to fair trial’: How the accused in Mumbai blasts case built their defence by @sadafmodak indianexpress.com/article/long-r…
7 Bengali Muslim men hailing from West Bengal, detained by Gurugram Police on the suspicion of being “illegal” Bangladeshi immigrants. One family alleged that two people who went to the police station to visit a detainee were also detained. ✍🏻 @the_hindu

EXCLUSIVE: NCERT's new social science textbook for Class 8 describes Babur as a “brutal & ruthless conqueror, slaughtering entire populations of cities”, Akbar’s reign as a “blend of brutality & tolerance”, and Aurangzeb who destroyed temples and gurdwaras. It also includes a…
26 Bengali speaking men from Assam detained in Haryana on suspicion of being “illegal” Bangladeshi immigrants. Out of these, 5 detainees who were released on Monday, boarded a train back home out of fear on the same day. ✍🏻 @the_hindu
Bengali-speaking people from Assam detained in Gurugram by Haryana police, claim residents - @AlishaDutta_AD ✍️ trib.al/EuIjB6y
In north India a Chowman is made to introduce a “no garlic no onion” menu.
Kailash Manasarovar Yatra: Pilgrims’ progress- GroundZero @the_hindu report from Tibet, with @rahconteur in Sikkim. Do read! thehindu.com/news/national/…
The murder of a woman and her son at their home in Lajpat Nagar by her husband’s employee was premeditated as the accused entered their house with a knife, a police officer said on Friday - @AlishaDutta_AD ✍️ trib.al/ZuUHsrP