BSF hands over body of Bangladeshi smuggler to his family

way2barak, March 18 : Body of the Bangladeshi smuggler, who was killed on Sunday in BSF firing at Muguruli in northern Tripura’s Kailashahar, has been handed over to the deceased’s family members in the presence of border guards and police personnel from both India and Bangladesh on Monday, police said.

Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Kailashahar, Jayanta Karmakar said that after completing the post-mortem and other medical and legal formalities, the body of the Bangladeshi smuggler, identified as Parvez alias Saddam Hussein was handed over to the deceased’s father.

The slain smuggler is a resident of Dastaki village under Kulaura police station in Moulvibazar district.

The Bangladeshi smuggler was killed and another injured as BSF troopers opened fire, after being surrounded by around 40 smugglers of both India and Bangladesh along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Unakoti district on Sunday.

Before the firing from Pump Action Gun, a non-lethal weapon,the BSF troopers challenged them to stop but the smugglers didn’t pay heed, became aggressive, encircled the team, assaulted a BSF personnel, tried to snatch the weapon, and attempted to pull him into Bangladeshi territory.

The BSF trooper got a grievous injury on his forehead and was evacuated to the nearby district hospital. His condition is now stable.