BSF gun down Bangladeshi trader
Friday, 18 June 2010
NAOGAON, June 17 (BSS): Border Security Force (BSF) of India gunned down a Bangladeshi cattle trader on Ronchondi border under Dhamoirhat Upazila in the small hours of today, BDR sources said.
The victim was identified as Abdul Motaleb, son of Abed Ali Mandal of frontier village Chak Sobdal of the same upazila.
BSF men of Shalgram camp under 28 BSF Battalion opened gunfire when Motaleb was allegedly engaged in breaching barbed- wire fences near border pillar no 266/4S opposite to Ronchondi BDR outpost under Joypurhat 3 Rifle Battalion to bring cattle from India.
Motaleb was killed on the spot during the shootout at about 2:30 am today when the BSF men took away his body to India.
The BDR authorities lodged protests against the killing of the Bangladeshi citizen and demanded return of the body through a company commander level flag meeting and the BSF side responded positively towards the direction.
The victim was identified as Abdul Motaleb, son of Abed Ali Mandal of frontier village Chak Sobdal of the same upazila.
BSF men of Shalgram camp under 28 BSF Battalion opened gunfire when Motaleb was allegedly engaged in breaching barbed- wire fences near border pillar no 266/4S opposite to Ronchondi BDR outpost under Joypurhat 3 Rifle Battalion to bring cattle from India.
Motaleb was killed on the spot during the shootout at about 2:30 am today when the BSF men took away his body to India.
The BDR authorities lodged protests against the killing of the Bangladeshi citizen and demanded return of the body through a company commander level flag meeting and the BSF side responded positively towards the direction.