BSF kills Bangldeshi youth in Lalmonirhat border
Lalmonirhat Correspondent
India's Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly shot a Bangladeshi youth to death at Patgram frontier in Lalmonirhat district early Sunday.
The incident took place at around 4am in Angarpota-Dahagram border under Patgram upazila.
The deceased was identified as Rafiul Islam Tuklu, 29, son of Afzal Hossain, a resident of Banger Bazar Dangapara village under Ward no-2 at Dahagram union in the upazila. He was a cattle trader by profession.
According to locals, a patrol team of Arjun Camp under BSF -6 in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district of India opened fire when Tuklu along with several other were reportedly trying to smuggle cattle through the border, leaving him dead on the spot.
BSF then, took the body to Mekhliganj Police Station in India, said the locals.
Panbari BGB Camp under BGB Battalion-51 Commander Subedar Amanuzzaman confirmed the matter, adding that a letter has been sent to BSF protesting the incident and also asking to return the body immediately through a flag meeting.
