BSF and Meghalaya Police Deny Entry of Hadi Murder Suspects into India

Indian border guards and police in Meghalaya have denied claims that the prime suspects in the murder of Inqilab Mancha leader Osman Hadi entered India after fleeing Bangladesh.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and Meghalaya Police said there is no evidence to support Bangladesh police assertions that suspects Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh crossed the border through the Haluaghat sector in Mymensingh and entered India’s West Garo Hills district.
Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner S N Nazrul Islam told a press briefing that the two suspects had crossed into Meghalaya via Haluaghat, where they were allegedly received by an individual named “Purti” and later transported to Tura town by a taxi driver identified as “Sami”.
However, Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Idashisha Nongrang said the state police had no confirmed information regarding such an entry. BSF Meghalaya Frontier Inspector General O P Upadhyay also dismissed the claim, calling it “completely false, motivated, and fabricated”.
“There is no record or evidence of these individuals crossing the border through the Haluaghat sector. Our surveillance systems detected no such movement,” the BSF official said.
Meghalaya Police told Hindustan Times that no individuals named Purti or Sami have been identified or detained in connection with the case. Officials further stated that the information was publicised without any coordination with Indian authorities, and that no formal or informal communication had been received from Bangladesh police so far.
Despite rejecting the claims, both Meghalaya Police and the BSF said border surveillance has been intensified as a routine precautionary measure. Officials stressed that heightened security should not be interpreted as validation of the allegations.
Indian authorities reiterated their willingness to cooperate with Bangladesh, but emphasized that any action would be taken only through proper diplomatic and official channels based on verified information.
Osman Hadi was shot while travelling in a moving auto-rickshaw after Friday prayers in Dhaka’s Paltan area on December 12. He later died on December 18 while undergoing treatment in Singapore. So far, 11 people have been arrested in the case, six of whom have given confessional statements before the court.