BSF beats BD youth dead

CHUADANGA, May 14 (UNB): A Bangladeshi young man was beaten to death, allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF), at Munsipur border point under Damurhuda Upazila of the district Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Hasibur Rahman (30), son of Mustabir, a resident of Munsipur village in the upazila.
Witnesses said BSF members from Mohakhola camp in Nadia district caught Hasibul from near the main pillar no-93, where he, along with six other cattle traders, went at about 8:30 pm.
Hasibul's four associates went missing during the incident, while two others, who managed to flee, later returned home safely.
The returnees said BSF troops beaten up Hasibul with rifle butt, leaving him dead on the spot.
However, director of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-6 Lt Col SM Maniruzzaman said the BSF troops from Mohakhola camp caught Hasibul, but he could not confirm his killing by the Indian border force.