At least five Bangladeshis including a woman were injured when the members of Indian Border Security Force opened fire on people of a bordering village in Lalmonirhat Thursday.
The injured are Saju Mia, 43, Sumon, 41, Sultan, 34, Rahim, 28, and Rabeya. They were admitted to Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital.
Lalmonirhat 15 BGB camp Director Lt Col Bazlur Rahman said that they had protested the shooting in a letter to their counterpart.
The BSF members of Barther Bari camp entered Bangladesh territory and opened fire indiscriminately injuring the five around 7:30pm when some people of Chowratari village under Durgapur in Aditmari had gone near the border to bring their cattle.
On information, locals chased off the BSF men and took the injured to the hospital.
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The incident took place within less than a month after the BSF men near Joypurhat border killed one and injured four others after entering a border village.
Wife of the deceased Bangladeshi filed a case with a Joypurhat court on September 22 accusing 30 BSF members of Charli camp of Durgapur 75 Battalion of BSF in India.