In a rare case under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), a 40-year-old woman from Sribhumi district, who entered India from Bangladesh in 2007, has been granted Indian citizenship. A 61-year-old man from Cachar district has also received citizenship under the Act, officials confirmed.

Senior advocate Dharmanand Dev, former member of the Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) in Silchar, said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued citizenship certificates to both individuals on Friday. As per legal provisions, citizenship in such cases is deemed effective from the date of entry into India. Owing to concerns over social and personal repercussions, the identities of both beneficiaries have been kept confidential.

He said the woman, who uses the surname Banerjee, had arrived in Silchar in 2007 to a

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