BSF tortures Bangladeshi trader to death
Police recovered the body of a Bangladeshi cattle trader, allegedly beaten to death by Indian Border Security Force, from Ichhamati river near the village Uksa at Kaliganj upazila of the district yesterday afternoon.
The victim was identified as Shafiqul Islam Khan, 35, son of Nur Uddin Khan of village Shitalur of the upazila.
Quoting locals police said Shafiqul along with others started for India to buy cattle on January 9. As soon as they reached the Indian territory, BSF men of Boltala border outpost intercepted them.
BSF men tortured Shafiqul to death and threw his body into the river, they said.
Locals found the body floating in the river and informed police.
Alamgir Hossain, officer in charge of Kaliganj Police Station, confirmed the incident and said that the body bore several marks of injury.
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