Indian mob beats 2 Bangladeshi boys to death

Two Bangladeshis were beaten to death by a mob in Meghalaya, India after they crossed the border illegally early Tuesday.
In another incident, a Bangladeshi cattle trader was killed and another hurt yesterday as they fell into a hidden iron trap set up by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in the Sangli river at Bairagirhat of Chuyangerkhata.
On Monday night, Hemanta Koch and Shital Koch, both aged 14, of Rangtia village in Jhinaigati upazila, crossed the boder to adjacent Chichingpara in Meghalaya of India, local people said, as reported by a correspondent from Sherpur.
Hemanta, a tractor driver, and Shital, a student of class eight at Rangtia High school, were in a group of five when they entered the Indian territory.  Indian villagers then chased them towards the border. Three of the group could manage to return home but Hemanta and Shital got caught by the mob.
Contacted, Subedar Abdul Kuddus, commander of Nakshi border outpost of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) confirmed the incident.
A flag meeting was held between BGB and BSF yesterday, he said, adding BSF men would hand over the bodies which were now under Barangapara police custody in Tura district of Meghalaya.
Yesterday, six to seven Bangladeshis were crossing the Indian river Sangli with cattles when two of them, Nurnabi Miah and Mostafa Miah, got trapped on the Indian side close to Shamser Nagar border of Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat, said Jonab Ali, commander of Patgram BGB camp.
Nurnabi, 24, of Munsirhat village of Patgram upazila, died there.
Mostafa, 26, however, could return with injuries. He was later admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, BGB sources said, as reported by our Lalmonirhat correspondent.
"We have already sent a protest letter to BSF, asking them to hand over the body today (Wednesday)," he said, adding many iron traps were set up in the Sangli river to catch Bangladeshi cattle traders.