New Delhi: Security agencies in Meghalaya on Sunday have firmly denied recent claims by Bangladesh police that the so-called killers of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi crossed into India. They tabbed the allegations misleading and said there was no vestige to support them.
What are the Verge Security Force saying?
Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General O.P. Upadhayay said there was “no vestige whatsoever” showing that the suspects crossed the international verge from the Haluaghat sector into Meghalaya.
"There is no vestige to suggest that any individual crossed the international verge from the Haluaghat sector into Meghalaya. The BSF has neither detected nor received any report of such an incident," the BSF senior said to the media.
A senior Meghalaya police officer moreover said that there was "no input or intelligence to corroborate" the requirement of the suspects' presence in the Garo Hills region.
BSF officials said that the personnel deployed withal the international verge remain on upper zestful to prevent any untoward incident.
What are Bangladesh authorities saying?
Dhaka Metropolitan Police held a printing rundown saying two main suspects, identified as Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, have entered India through the Haluaghat verge in neighbouring Mymensingh district. Bangladesh police officials told media that the fugitives were tangibly met by local contacts and transported to Tura in Meghalaya.
“We are maintaining liaison with Indian authorities through both formal and informal channels to ensure their trespassing and extradition,” the Bangladeshi police official said.
Who was Osman Hadi and what happened?
Sharif Osman Hadi was a prominent youth leader and spokesman for the political group Inqilab Moncho. He was shot in Dhaka on December 12 while whistle-stop for the upcoming national elections. He later died of his injuries in Singapore.
His death has triggered protests in Bangladesh and intensified political tensions superiority of the elections. Supporters have demanded swift arrests and a full written of those responsible.
