BSF hands over 3 kids trafficked to India months ago

Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) yesterday handed over three schoolboys who were abducted and trafficked to India 32 months ago.
BGB sources said that the BSF returned them after a flag meeting held at Darshana in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district.
Abdul Awal Khan, Commander of Darshana BGB Camp told this correspondent that a gang abducted the three schoolboys from their areas in Kushtia and Faridpur and took them to India through Hili border point on May 15, 2011.
The boys were identified as Pintu Mia, 15, son of Reaz Uddin of Mathpara in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia, Monirul Mondol, 16, son of Firoz Mondol of Hogolkanti and Rubel Hossain, 15, son of Bishu Mia of Natkhola in Salokha upazila of Faridpur district.
A BSF team arrested them the same day and handed the boys over no Nadia police in Paschimbanga and since then they had been languishing at Nadia jail.
After a long legal process involving both countries, a decision was taken to return the boys.
'At first I did not know the whereabouts of my son', said Pintu's father Reaz Uddin to journalists who were present during the flag meeting.
'After three months I came to know that my son was in Indian jail', he said.
"We will hand over the boys to their family after a few legal procedures," said Ahsan Habib, officer-in-charge of Damurhuda police station.
A Jhenidah report adds: BSF yesterday noon picked up a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Joluli border area under Moheshpur upazila.
The arrestee is Lalto Mia, 20, son of Aminul Islam of Gopalpur village under the upazila, reports our correspondent.
On Tuesday morning, five other Bangladeshi nationals were picked up by Indian police from Khosalpur bordering area in same upazila.
BGB says, they have sent a letter to BSF for a flat meeting for returning the arrestee.