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He added that there is no designated camp for Rohingya in Assam.“Most of these Rohingya Muslims have been detected and arrested in Hojai, Lumding, Cachar and Karimganj districts. Asked if these Rohingya Muslims can stay in Assam with refugee identity cards, Sarma said, “India does not recognise any such identity granted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Guwahati: The Assam government has ordered a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims believed to have been settled systematically by a network of sympathizers in minority-dominated districts of the state in large numbers.Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said, “We have been able to arrest only those who have been detected so far. He accused the then Congress government of not making any statement on this outside or inside the assembly. We fear there could be more who have come in multiple streams and we do know how many of them are settled here now..