Bangladesh Border Guard personnel stand guard as Inquilab Mancha supporters maintain a protest gathering demanding justice for the killing of their get together chief Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 6, 2026.
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Two individuals accused of killing Osman Hadi, a political activist of Bangladesh whose daylight homicide had sparked widespread violence within the neighbouring nation, had been arrested by the particular activity drive (STF) of the West Bengal police, an official stated on Sunday (March 8, 2026).
The 2 Bangladesh nationals, recognized as Rahul alias Faisal Karim Masud (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34), residents of Patuakhali and Dhaka, respectively, had been apprehended from the border city of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district.
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They had been arrested on the intervening night time of March 7 and eight, the Bengal STF stated in an announcement.
It stated that there was credible info that two Bangladeshi nationals, after committing severe crimes, together with extortion and homicide in Bangladesh, had fled and illegally entered India.
“They had been making an attempt to take shelter within the border space of Bongaon with the intention of crossing again into Bangladesh when the chance arises,” the assertion stated.
The 2, accused of getting dedicated the homicide of Hadi, had been intercepted by the STF after conducting a raid.
The STF stated that the 2 accused entered Indian territory by means of the Meghalaya border and moved by means of totally different locations in India and at last got here to Bongaon with the intention of crossing again into Bangladesh.
“A particular case has been registered on this regard,” it stated.
A courtroom on Sunday (March 8) remanded Masud and Hossain to police custody.
Hadi, a pupil chief and spokesperson of the Inquilab Mancha in Bangladesh, was shot at on December 12, 2025, in Dhaka and thereafter flown to Singapore for higher therapy. He died on December 18 there.
Printed – March 09, 2026 11:01 am IST