BSF kills cattle trader in Lalmonirhat

Bangladesh-India border.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a cattle trader at Gotamari border in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat Thursday evening.

The BSF members also took away the body, reports our Lalmonirhat correspondent.

The deceased was an Indian citizen, BSF informed the message to BGB

around 10:30 am on Friday morning, BGB official said.

Sources in the Gotamari Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) camp said the BSF personnel shot the man around 11:30pm when he and four other cattle traders went Bangladesh territory and was returning with a consignment of cattle through the border.

One of the cattle traders was shot dead by BSF, while rest other traders ran away from the spot.

Maj Ruhul Amin, the second in-command of BGB-31 confirmed the killing.

Source: The Daily Star