A Bangladeshi young man was gunned down allegedly by some members of the Indian Border Security Force along the border in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram on Wednesday morning, UNB reports.
The deceased was identified as Jahidul Islam, 24, son of Dulal Hossain of Islampur village.
Subedar Ajharul, Company Commander of BGB-61 battalion, said a patrol team of BSP opened fire on a group of cattle traders when they went to the Indian border to bring cattle in the early hour.
Jahidul died on the spot and later Indian police of Mekhliganj recovered the body and sent it for autopsy at 1:30 pm, he said.
“We have requested BSF for holding a flag meeting over the matter and other details will be available after the meeting,” Ajharul said.
In September, India’s Border Security Force (BSF) had reiterated its policy of using non-lethal weapons along the Bangladesh-India border.
Just a month into the assurance made by them in response to the concerns expressed by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on border deaths, a Bangladeshi was killed allegedly by BSF along the border in Chuadanga.
The next month, or in November, another Bangladeshi was gunned down reportedly by BSF along the border in Kurigram.