BSF fires 'in self-defence', kills 2 Bangladeshis on Tripura border

AGARTALA: Two suspected Bangladeshi smugglers were killed erstwhile BSF jawans fired astatine them successful self-defence on the India-Bangladesh borderline successful Tripura's Sepahijala Friday night. The incidental took spot adjacent Kamalasagar borderline outpost, an country known for smuggling activities allegedly aided by villagers connected some sides of the border. According to sources, a BSF patrol spotted a radical of 10-15 radical transferring goods crossed the borderline obstruction to their Indian counterparts nether screen of darkness. When challenged, the smugglers allegedly began pelting stones astatine the troops, who opened fire. The 2 men were injured and fell to the ground. They were identified arsenic Nabin Hussain (20) and Md Moorsalin (40). They were taken to a hospital, wherever they were declared dormant connected arrival. Cops said the injured had admitted to being from Bangladesh and confessed to engagement successful smuggling. After autopsy, their bodies were handed implicit to BGB, constabulary said.