Former coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement and Habiganj district secretary Mahdi Hasan was questioned by Indian officials in New Delhi after being identified at a visa processing center. He had traveled to India to apply for a Portuguese visa and was recognized by someone who recorded a video that later spread on social media. Following this, Indian intelligence officials began monitoring him. According to two sources cited by BBC Bangla, Hasan was not physically harmed but was told that anyone making anti-India remarks or claiming to have killed a Hindu police officer would not be allowed to stay in India.

The sources said Hasan’s Indian visa was canceled the same night, and he was advised to leave the country. He departed for Dhaka on an IndiGo flight on Wednesday afternoon. Hasan later told journalists at Dhaka airport that he had been harassed and felt unsafe in India. He denied rumors about cryptocurrency possession and confirmed that he was also questioned upon returning to Bangladesh.

BBC Bangla reported that attempts to reach Hasan for further comment after his return were unsuccessful.