Bangladeshi mom to be deported, child to stay with Indian father

Vadodara: With whom will the child born to a Bangladeshi woman who was living illegally in Vadodara stay? District police detained a Bangladeshi woman who was married to a man from Padra taluka. The couple has a six-year-old child born here and with his mother being deported, there is uncertainty over the child's future.
"The woman will be deported along with others as she is an illegal migrant from Bangladesh," said Rohan Anand, district superintendent of police (DSP) (rural), Vadodara. According to police, Vikram Vaghela went to the Chandola area in Ahmedabad 15 years ago to find work. He got into a relationship with a young woman who was an illegal Bangladeshi migrant.
"They got married but didn't get their marriage registered. After some years, Vaghela, who is a labourer, shifted back to Bhoj village in Padra with his wife and the couple had a child. No one in Vaghela's family knew that the woman was Bangladeshi. He told everyone that she was a resident of Chandola," a police official said.
Four days ago, 30 Bangladeshis fled from Chandola during the demolition drive and arrived at Vaghela's home in Padra as they knew the couple. Police got a tip-off about them and reached Bhoj village on May 1. All of them, including Vaghela's wife, were detained by police. "It was then that we learned about the family and the child. As of now, the child is with the father. But he will have to apply for citizenship of the child," a police officer added.
"The woman will have to apply for a visa to return to India after she is deported. She won't be able to take the child along as he isn't a Bangladeshi citizen," the police officer added.