Khasia Intruder sent to Jail
Indians allegedly tilling Bangladesh land
An Indian Khasia man, held on charge of illegal intrusion through Jaintapur border, was produced in judicial magistrate court yesterday and later sent of Sylhet Central Jail.
The man was arrested as he along with others intruded into Bangladesh and attempted to take away about 40 cows Wednesday afternoon.
The arrestee identified himself as Dini Khasia, 24, of Ronghongkong in Jowai district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
Locals handed him over to the BDR, who later handed the arrestee over to the police.
Border sources said at about 1:30pm Wednesday, at least 10 Indians armed with lethal weapons intruded into Bangladesh territory through the border and caught about 30 cows grazing around 100 yards inside the zero line.
As they were about to cross the border along with the cows, locals chased them and caught hold of Dini while the others managed escape.
The locals immediately took him to the Sripur BDR camp.
BDR on the same day asked the BSF for a flag meeting to discuss the recent incidents of cow lifting by the Indian Khasia people under BSF shelter, but to no effect, sources informed.
The Indian was handed over to the Jaintapur police at 5pm and a case started against him on charge of intrusion.
Armed Indians, most of them Khasia tribesmen, took away more than 50 cows from the Sripur and Jaintapur border areas during 5 to 26 July, locals alleged.
According to sources, the Indians also continued tilling about 30 acres of cropland inside Bangladesh territory on the Amswapnopur, Alubagan, and on Minatila borders in Jaintapur upazila. They enter in the morning and go back at about 5pm.
They have been doing it for the last 2 to 3 weeks without facing any resistance, border people alleged.
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