Bangla border guards kill Indian; local capture BGB constable
AGARTALA:
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel shot dead an Indian villager early Friday morning at the Tripura border. Local Indian villagers, following the killing, captured a head constable of the BGB, who, according to them, attempted to drag the body into Bangladesh territory.
While Indian villagers and authorities claimed slain Shah Alam was a farmer, BGB officials said he was a Phensedyl (cough syrup) smuggler. The incident took place at Tarapukur village under Jatrapur police station in the border area, about 70 km from Agartala, around 6.30 am.
Tension ran high on both sides of the border following the Shah Alam's killing and the capture of the constable, who belongs to BGB's 33 battalion. Senior BSF and police officials rushed to the spot and a flag meeting between the two border guards was called.
Sources said the constable, Lutfur Rahaman, has been detained and is currently in the custody of the BSF. He is likely to be arrested and produced in court.
The incident comes close on the heels of a recent controversy over BSF highhandedness along the West Bengal border where Indian border guards were accused of torturing a Bangladesh citizen.
Shah Alam Miah (40) hailed from Tarakapur in the newly-demarcated Sipahijala district, police said. "Shah Alam was a farmer and he went to work on his field early in the morning at around 6.30 am, where BGB personnel fired at him, killing him on the spot," said DIG Nepal Das.
Things came to a head when four BGB personnel entered Indian territory and attempted to take away Alam's body to Bangladesh, as, by this time, villagers who heard the gunshots had rushed to the spot. They managed to capture BGB head constable Lutfur Rahaman. Three other BGB guards escaped, taking away Lutfur's firearms.
Bangla border guards kill Indian; local capture BGB constable - The Times of India
