BSF, Meghalaya Police reject ‘fabricated’ Bangladeshi claims on illegal border crossing by Hadi murder suspects

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• However, Indian officials stressed that while cooperation with Dhaka Police continues, there is no evidence at present that the suspects are in Meghalaya’s custody. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADMeghalaya Police reject Bangladeshi claimsSenior officials at Meghalaya Police headquarters dismissed claims that the two accused — Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh — crossed into India via the Haluaghat border in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district and were hiding in Meghalaya. The claims, published by a prominent Bangladeshi daily quoting Dhaka Metropolitan Police officials, were described by Indian authorities as “untruthful” and “completely false”. No confirmation of suspects in IndiaCNN-News18 reported citing top Indian intelligence officials that there is no official confirmation that the two prime suspects in the killing of Inqilab Moncho leader and Dhaka-8 aspirant Sharif Osman Hadi are in Indian custody or have been identified on Indian soil.
• They said the information shared with Dhaka so far is based on border-movement indicators and intercepted facilitator inputs, not on any physical apprehension of the suspects.“No formal or informal communication has been received from Bangladesh police.
• None of the accused named in the report have been traced in the Garo Hills region, and no arrests have been made,” a senior Meghalaya Police official told Hindustan Times. More from World Bangladesh to stick to election timeline despite protests, Yunus tells US envoy 'You had Osman Hadi killed': Slain Bangladesh leader's brother accuses Yunus of using murder to foil electionBangladeshi police says suspects fled to IndiaEarlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police told The Daily Star that the two suspects fled to India after the killing.
• At a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre, Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Islam claimed the suspects crossed via the Haluaghat border with the help of local associates.“Based on our information, the suspects entered India through the Haluaghat border.
• After crossing, they were initially received by an individual named Purti and later transported to Tura city in Meghalaya by a taxi driver named Sami,” Nazrul Islam was quoted as saying. He further claimed that police had received informal information suggesting that the two individuals who allegedly assisted the suspects had been detained by Indian authorities. Meghalaya Police dismissed these claims, saying no intelligence input, ground verification, or operational evidence exists to support the alleged border crossing or involvement of the named.