<h1>Return of Bangladeshis from West Bengal coincides with electoral roll SIR, fueling competing claims about illegal settlement and verification impacts.</h1> The article treats the visible return of Bangladeshis at West Bengal border posts in the context of the SIR of electoral rolls, reporting hundreds processed and around 1,700 crossings by a stated date. It records partisan claims that these movements validate allegations of illegal settlement and electoral manipulation, and counterclaims that the episode is staged to justify a coercive verification exercise. Analysts cited view the SIR as likely a paperwork exercise removing already ineligible names rather than producing mass deletions, while also noting reported deaths and public concern arising from the verification process.