Meghalaya Border Security Force (BSF) Chief Inspector General OP Upadhyay on Monday rejected media reports from Bangladesh claiming that two accused in the murder of student leader Sharif Usman Hadi have entered India.
Meghalaya BSF chief told ANI that no such cross-border movement has taken place from Meghalaya sector. He further said that despite extensive CCTV surveillance and checkpoints, it is ‘highly impossible’ for individuals to enter India from a location about 300 km from Dhaka.
The BSF officer described the Bangladeshi media reports as “false and fabricated”.
Inspector General OP Upadhyay said, “These claims are completely false, fabricated and misleading, and have no evidence. Just three days ago, Bangladeshi media quoted an IG-rank officer as saying that no such evidence exists.”
“Now a DIG level officer has given a statement to the contrary. It was alleged that Meghalaya Police had arrested these persons, but after verification the police rejected these claims. All the reports published in Bangladeshi media are false,” he said.
The Inspector General further said, “There has been no such cross-border movement from the Meghalaya sector, and no such incident has been reported by the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB). The BCB is an extremely professional force. Despite extensive CCTV surveillance and checkpoints in Bangladesh, the claim that the individuals entered India from a location approximately 300 km from Dhaka is completely unbelievable. Therefore, these allegations are completely false and fabricated.”
Bangladesh is in political turmoil and has seen protests and violence, which started after the assassination of Inquilab Manch leader Sharif Usman Hadi, who led the rebellion against former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
These protests also led to violence against minorities in Bangladesh, resulting in the killing of Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mandal.
New Delhi has expressed concern over recent Hindu killings in the neighboring country and called for free and fair elections next year. There were widespread protests against these killings in India too, in which Hindutva organizations strongly condemned the killings of Dipu Chandra Das and Amrit Mandal.
Meanwhile, protests continue in Bangladesh. Leaders and supporters of Inquilab Mancho staged a blockade at Dhaka’s Shahbag intersection on Sunday, part of a wider strike in divisional cities, the Daily Star reported. They are demanding justice in the murder of their leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi.