A Bangladeshi youth has been killed in the firing of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Patgram frontier in Lalmonirhat district early Sunday.
The incident took place at around 4:00am along the Angarpota-Dahagram border adjacent to Tin Bigha in Lalmonirhat district.
The deceased was identified as Rafiul Islam Tuklu, 29, son of Afzal Hossain, a resident of Banger Bazar Dangapara village under Ward No. 2 at Dahagram union in the upazila. He was a cattle trader by profession.
According to locals, a patrol team of Arjun Camp under BSF-6 in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district of India opened fire when Tuklu along with several others were allegedly trying to bring in cattle through the border, leaving him dead on the spot.
Then, Mekhliganj police took the body to their custody the police station in Cooch Behar district, said the locals.
Panbari BGB Camp under BGB Battalion-51 Commander Subedar Amanuzzaman confirmed the matter, adding that a letter has been sent to BSF protesting the incident and also asking to return the body immediately through a flag meeting.
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