Now, India, Bangladesh face off over Hadi's killers

DHAKA/SHILLONG: Bangladesh claimed connected Sunday that the 2 premier suspects successful the execution of extremist Inqilab Moncho person Sharif Osman Hadi had recovered sanctuary successful neighbouring Meghalaya, inviting instant rebuttals from Indian information agencies astir what they said were "fabricated and malicious" statements suggesting lapses successful BSF's borderline vigil."Suspects Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh crossed into the Indian authorities of Meghalaya with the assistance of section associates," Dhaka Metropolitan Police's further constabulary commissioner (crime and operations) S N Md Nazrul Islam said astatine a presser. "According to our information, the suspects entered India via the Haluaghat border."

BSF dismisses Bangladesh claim, says nary impervious of immoderate fugitive crossing the borderline into IndiaDhaka Metropolitan Police’s further constabulary commissioner (crime and operations) S N Md Nazrul Islam said his section had received “informal reports” astir 2 men identified arsenic “Purti and Sami” being detained successful India for assisting the fugitives.BSF inspector wide (Meghalaya frontier) Om Prakash Upadhyay said successful Shillong that “there is nary grounds to suggest immoderate idiosyncratic crossed the planetary borderline from the Haluaghat assemblage into Meghalaya” from Mymensingh successful Bangladesh. “BSF has neither detected nor received immoderate study of specified an incident,” PTI quoted Upadhyay arsenic saying. He said the planetary borderline was nether changeless surveillance & immoderate effort astatine amerciable cross-border question would beryllium promptly detected and dealt with.

Meghalaya DGP Idashisha Nongrang, too, issued a connection contradicting the Dhaka constabulary officer’s assertion astir 2 alleged collaborators of the fugitives being detained successful West Garo Hills. She said reports emerging from Bangladesh astir the whereabouts of the killers of 32-year-old Hadi, whose shooting connected December 12 plunged the state into different rhythm of convulsive unrest, were “unfounded”.Bangladeshi media quoted Islam arsenic alleging that section contacts helped the fugitives question by taxi to Tura, the office of West Garo Hills district.

He insisted the Bangladesh govt was “actively working” to bring the suspects back. “We are maintaining connection with Indian authorities done some ceremonial and informal channels to guarantee their apprehension and extradition,” Islam said.The unsubstantiated claims travel successful the aftermath of Inqilab Moncho’s 30-day ultimatum to the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt to apprehension his killers. The countdown started connected December 19, a time aft Hadi died successful a Singapore infirmary of slug injuries to the head. Hadi was among those who led the July-Aug 2024 wide uprising successful Bangladesh that led to Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League govt being toppled. He was a campaigner for the upcoming February 12 parliamentary elections and was changeable portion campaigning successful Dhaka. Hadi’s member Omar precocious accused immoderate wrong the interim govt of orchestrating the sidesplitting to derail the polls.