2 Rab personnel picked up by BSF, released after 9 hours

Two members of Rapid Action Battalion, who were picked up by India's Border Security Force (BSF), were released last night after nine hours.

Confirming the development, Rab's Legal and Media unit Director Lt Col Ashiq Billah said, the two Rab personnel were picked up by BSF men as they "mistakenly entered an Indian village" near Chiriport upazila of Dinajpur during a drive against drug peddlers yesterday.

"They were handed over to BGB through a flag meeting last night after nine hours," he informed.