Tura, May 2: One Bangladeshi national, Monirul Hussain (43) lost his life after he had been caught by villagers near Purakhasia under South West Garo Hills and brutally thrashed for illegally entering India.
As per reports, the incident took place late evening yesterday. BSF personnel near the Bangladeshi border had reported sightings of at least three persons who they felt had crossed the border during the night.
However, they could not be found by the security forces who said that the three took advantage of the darkness to make their way in.
However, Hussain made his way into Purakhasia where he was apprehended by locals of the area before being thrashed by the mob in a brutal fashion.
“We were informed about the incident only later and rushed to the spot to intervene. We were able to take him out of the place before bringing him back to the Police Station. He had suffered multiple injuries including ones to the head. An ambulance was arranged and he was rushed to the Tura Civil Hospital (TCH) late last night. However, this morning at about 7:40 AM, he succumbed to his injuries,” said a highly placed police source from WGH.
Before being moved to TCH, Hussain stated that he entered the country to buy ganja (marijuana) and he came alone as his other friends did not enter and stayed back in Bangladesh.
This is the second such case of forced entry by Bangladeshi nationals into India in the past 3 days. Earlier, 2 other Bangladeshi nationals, who had entered the country, were apprehended by BSF men before being handed over to the police. These two have been sent to judicial custody yesterday, May 1. That entry too had been made through the Purakhasia side.