A Bangladeshi man was shot and injured before being detained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) during an alleged gold smuggling attempt along the Jibannagar border in Chuadanga on Friday evening.
The victim was identified as 35-year-old Monirul Islam, son of Liakat Islam alias Lengte. BSF personnel took him into Indian territory. His current condition remains unknown.
The incident occurred around 6pm on Friday near Hariharnagar village under Seemanta Union in Jibannagar upazila.
According to locals, Monirul and six others approached the border fence to smuggle gold when BSF personnel spotted them and opened fire with live and rubber bullets. Monirul was shot in the leg and hit several times in the back with rubber bullets before collapsing.
His six companions escaped by jumping into a nearby canal, while BSF personnel apprehended the injured Monirul and took him across the border.
The six others were identified as Rashed, 32; Anis, 35; Sohan, 25; Shawon, 26; Mintu, 38; and Moshior, 40.
Titu, a former Hariharnagar Union Parishad member, said locals heard gunshots near the border fence shortly after dusk. He later learnt that BSF personnel had taken Monirul away in an injured condition, but his current physical state remains unknown.
Jibannagar Police Station OC Solaiman Sheikh said police were aware of the incident but had yet to receive any official notification. They were investigating the matter.
