The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday strongly rejected claims made by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) that two key suspects in the killing of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi had entered India through the Meghalaya border.
The response came after Bangladeshi media reports quoted DMP officials alleging that the suspects crossed into India via the Haluaghat border area of Bangladesh and were later taken to Tura town in Meghalaya.
According to Bangladeshi daily The Daily Star, DMP Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Islam claimed the suspects were received by an individual after crossing the border and transported further by a taxi driver.
The BSF, which guards the India-Bangladesh international border, categorically denied the allegations, stating that no illegal cross-border movement, interception, or arrest took place in the Meghalaya sector.
Describing the reports as “false, fabricated, and misleading,” BSF officials said there was no evidence to support the claims.
Inspector General OP Upadhyay, BSF’s chief in Meghalaya, said, “The claims are completely false and misleading. There is no factual basis or operational input to support these allegations.”
Responding to reports that Meghalaya Police had arrested the suspects, Upadhyay clarified that such claims had already been denied by Indian authorities. He noted that even Bangladeshi officials had earlier acknowledged the absence of evidence, making the recent statements...
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