Cases against BGB men finally accepted

Villagers take away seized cattle from members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BGB seized the cattle suspecting that the cows were smuggled from India. Three people are killed in BGB firing on Tuesday. File Photo: Collected
Villagers take away seized cattle from members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BGB seized the cattle suspecting that the cows were smuggled from India. Three people are killed in BGB firing on Tuesday. File Photo: Collected

A Thakurgaon court on Sunday took into cognisance the cases filed by the families of the three victims killed during a clash between villagers and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on 12 February.

Thakurgaon Judicial Magistrate Court judge Farhana Khan took the cases into cognisance and fixed 6 March for hearing.

The plaintiff of the cases lawyer Nurul Islam said they filed three cases with the magistrate court as the police declined to record their cases.

The cases were filed mentioning names of seven BGB men including commander of BGB battalion 50 Tuhin Md Masud and some unidentified ones.

Earlier on 14 February, BGB filed two cases with Haripur police (Thakurgaon) against more than 250 villagers over the clash.

On 12 February, three people, including a Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee, were killed and at least 16 others injured after BGB members opened fire during, what the paramilitary force claimed, a clash with cattle smugglers.

The incident took place at Bahrampur village in Haripur upazila.