BSF men flee, leaving arms in border

Two members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) entered Bangladesh territory illegally and fled leaving their arms beside the main pillar No 841 at Mughlibari border in Patgram upazila on Friday night.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) 61 Battalion Burimari camp recovered the arms from the spot and took those in their custody, said Lieutenant Colonel Md Sharif, Commanding Officer of Rangpur BGB 61 Battalion.

Additional BSF and BGB were deployed on the border due to tension created over the issue, locals said.

Quoting villagers, BGB officials said two BSF men of India's Bhotpatti camp in Cooch Bihar district chased four Bangladeshis while they were moving suspiciously in Mighlibari border area at around 9:00pm.

Villagers gathered together and surrounded the two BSF men when they entered Bangladesh around a quarter of a kilometre from the no-man's land. The villagers dispersed when the BSF men fired two rounds of blank shots. The BSF men went back to India leaving their arms.

“Now the border is peaceful and there is no tension over the issue. BSF men entered Bangladesh as they could not see the border pillar in the dark of night,” said BGB Commanding Officer, adding that BGB will hand over the arms to BSF after a flag meeting.