‘BSF shoots Bangladeshi, drags him away to India’

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February 5, 2020 By: SAM Staff

Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly dragged a Bangladesh young man away to India after shooting him along Salimerchar border in Doulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Tuesday.

The victim is Gazi, 32, a farmer of Ramkrishnapur in the upazila.

Quoting locals, BGB said BSF members from Muradpur camp under Jolongi police station opened fire targeting some farmers while they were working at their field near pillar No. 157/2 (S), leaving Gazi injured.

Later, the BSF members dragged him away to India, they said.

Lieutenant colonel Rafiqul Alam, commanding officer of BGB battalion-47, said they heard that the victim was undergoing treatment in India.

A letter was sent to BSF seeking a flag meeting to bring back the Bangladesh national, he said.