BSF refutes Bangladeshi media reports claiming two accused in Hadi’s murder entered India
Meghalaya BSF chief said that no such cross-border movement took place in the Meghalaya sector. He added that despite extensive CCTV surveillance and checkpoints, people entering India from a location around 300 km from Dhaka was “highly implausible”.
The BSF official said the reports in Bangladeshi media were “false and fabricated”.
Inspector General OP Upadhyay said, “The allegations are completely false, fabricated and misleading and there is no evidence to support them. Just three days ago, Bangladesh media quoted an IG-level officer stating that no such evidence was available. Now, a DIG-level officer has made contradictory statements. It was alleged that Meghalaya Police had apprehended the individuals, but after verification, the police denied the allegations. All reports in Bangladesh media are false.”
“There has been no such cross-border movement in the Meghalaya region and even the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) has not reported any such incident. BGB is a highly professional force. The allegation that individuals entered India from a location around 300 km from Dhaka despite extensive CCTV surveillance and checkpoints in Bangladesh is highly implausible. The allegations are therefore extremely unlikely, completely false and fabricated,” the Inspector General said. he added.
Bangladesh suffered political turmoil and also witnessed protests and violence following the murder of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who led the uprising against former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The protests also led to violence against minorities in Bangladesh, leading to the murders of Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mondal. New Delhi has called for free and fair elections next year while expressing concern over recent killings of Hindus in the neighboring country. India also witnessed widespread protests over the killings; Hindutva organizations strongly condemned the deaths of Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mondal.
Meanwhile, according to The Daily Star, protests continue in Bangladesh; Inqilab Moncho leaders and supporters are pressing for justice over the killing of their leader, Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, by staging a blockade of Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Sunday as part of a broader lockdown in the divided cities.
