BSF Personnel Infiltrate Bangladesh and Vandalize Property

On Thursday night, Members of India's Border Security Force (BSF) trespassed into Bangladeshi territory, vandalized a house, and allegedly verbally and physically assaulted the residents.

The event occurred about 10:00 pm in the Nakharganj border area of Kurigram's Fulbari union.

The BSF members then fled Bangladesh territory after the people banded together and came forward.

Locals claimed that at 9:30 pm on that day, a group of smugglers were ferrying narcotics near the international pillar no. 941/9. Patrolling personnel of BSF unit 192 from Seuti-2 Sabri camp pursued them at the moment. The BSF members pursued the smugglers into Bangladesh's Nakharganj and into the home of a certain Rafiqul Islam in the village.

Locals also claimed that the BSF personnel yelled at them to open the door and got into a confrontation with the house's residents. When Rafiqul refused to open the door, BSF members broke into the house and attacked and verbally harassed Rafiqul's wife Mojiron, son Ziaur Rahman, and daughter-in-law Iti.

The Lalmonirhat 15 BGB has jurisdiction over the border area. "The BSF members entered Bangladesh by accident," the battalion's commander, Lt. Col. SM Touhidul Alam, told the media. On Friday about 10:00 am, a flag meeting was conducted in the vicinity as we vehemently condemned the occurrence. During the meeting, they admitted to making a mistake and stated that such behavior will not be repeated. The situation in the area is currently under control."