Bangladeshi National Shot Dead by BSF in 24 Parganas

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly shot a Bangladeshi to death at 24 Parganas of West Bengal early Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Obaidur Rahman, 37, son of Hanif Mondol from Gopalpur village in Maheshpur upazila of bordering Jhenaidah district.

A group of seven to eight people from Gopalpur reportedly crossed into India on Saturday night and they encountered BSF members around 1:30 am, who allegedly opened fire on them. While most of the group managed to flee back into Bangladesh, Obaidur and another could not, locals said.

Later, the BSF members reportedly detained Obaidur, subjected him to torture and then gunned him down, according to information trickling down from across the border.

In the morning, local residents in Madhupur, 24 Parganas, spotted the body, and Indian police from the Bagda police station subsequently recovered it.

Yasmin Monira, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Maheshpur, said she had been informed by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) about the body lying on Indian soil.

Lt Col Rafiqul Alam, Commandant of the Maheshpur-58 BGB Battalion, said a body was found on the Indian side, but it was still not clear whether the deceased was Bangladeshi or Indian.

The body was recovered by Indian police and the whereabouts of the missing person remain unknown, reports UNB.