Bangladesh national killed in BSF firing in Malda
The Hindu
BSF says jawan was attacked in a smuggling incident along the international border in West Bengal
A Bangladeshi national was killed along the international border in West Bengal’s Malda district when Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire to thwart smuggling along the border. A press statement by the BSF said that a jawan posted at a border outpost in the Nawada area was attacked by a group of smugglers.
A press statement by South Bengal Frontier of the BSF said: “The jawan first tried to stop and drive away the smugglers by lobbing non-lethal stun grenade but it had no effect on group of smugglers. In the end, for the sake of self-defense and protection of life and property, he was compelled to fire with his personal weapon, due to which a Bangladeshi smuggler got injured near the fence.”

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.