A person was killed and one other injured after Border Safety Pressure personnel opened fireplace at suspected smugglers alongside the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district on Wednesday evening, police mentioned.
The police recognized the deceased as Saheed Miah and the injured as Kabil Miah.
A police officer in Sepahijala district mentioned further forces had been deployed within the space to keep away from the escalation of stress. The officer mentioned the incident occurred at 9.30 pm close to the NC Nagar border outpost in Sonamura, the place the BSF observed some smugglers. The officer mentioned that BSF jawans opened fireplace in self-defence after a scuffle broke out once they tried to intervene.
“Each Kabil Miah and Saheed Miah had been dropped at the hospital (in Sepahijala district) with severe accidents. Each had essential bullet accidents,” mentioned Dr Partha Pratim Das, who was on obligation on the time.
They had been later taken to the Melagarh hospital, the place Saheed Miah succumbed to the accidents. Kabil was shifted to the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital in Agartala for higher remedy.
In keeping with Saheed Miah’s relations, nevertheless, he was concerned in highway building work. “Saheed was standing exterior his dwelling when the BSF shot him lifeless,” mentioned one in all them.
“A case is but to be registered. We haven’t acquired any criticism from the villagers up to now,” mentioned a senior officer from the police headquarters.
On March 17, the BSF killed a Bangladeshi smuggler at Magroli in Kailashahar in Unakoti district. Two BSF personnel had been injured within the incident.
Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides and elements of the 856-km border are nonetheless unfenced.