A teenager was killed in gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar.
The incident occurred聽 Sunday night at the Lalarchak border area under Sharifpur union but came to light Monday night.
The deceased Swarna Das, 16, was the daughter of Porendra Das from Kalnigar village in Paschim Juri union of Juri upazila of the district.
Porendra Das said that his eldest son lived in Tripura, India. Swarna and her mother attempted to cross into India illegally to visit his son Sunday night through the Lalarchak border with the assistance of two local brokers. Upon reaching the fence on the Indian side at about 9:00pm, BSF personnel opened fire, resulting in Swarna鈥檚 death on spot. Swarna鈥檚 mother narrowly escaped the incident.
A team from Border Guard Bangladesh came to their house Monday night to inform them of the tragedy. They also mentioned that the BSF took Swarna鈥檚 body, Porendra said.
Nayek Obayed, commander of the Lalarchak border outpost of BGB, said that he had heard that one person died due to BSF firing while a few Bangladeshis were attempting to cross into India illegally.
Binay Bhushan Roy, officer-in-charge of Kulaura police station, said that no formal report of the incident had been made, but he was currently investigating the matter.
