Meghalaya Police Says No Sign of Osman Hadi Murder Suspects Entering India, Rejects Bangladesh Claims

New Delhi: Security agencies in Meghalaya on Sunday have firmly denied recent claims by Bangladesh police that the alleged killers of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi crossed into India. They called the allegations misleading and said there was no evidence to support them.

What are the Border Security Force saying?

Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General O.P. Upadhayay said there was “no evidence whatsoever” showing that the suspects crossed the international border from the Haluaghat sector into Meghalaya.

"There is no evidence to suggest that any individual crossed the international border from the Haluaghat sector into Meghalaya. The BSF has neither detected nor received any report of such an incident," the BSF chief said to the media.

A senior Meghalaya police officer also said that there was "no input or intelligence to corroborate" the claim of the suspects' presence in the Garo Hills region.

BSF officials said that the personnel deployed along the international border remain on high alert to prevent any untoward incident.

What are Bangladesh authorities saying?

Dhaka Metropolitan Police held a press briefing saying two main suspects, identified as Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, have entered India through the Haluaghat border in neighbouring Mymensingh district. Bangladesh police officials told media that the fugitives were allegedly met by local contacts and transported to Tura in Meghalaya.

“We are maintaining communication with Indian authorities through both formal and informal channels to ensure their arrest and extradition,” the Bangladeshi police official said.

Who was Osman Hadi and what happened?

Sharif Osman Hadi was a prominent youth leader and spokesman for the political group Inqilab Moncho. He was shot in Dhaka on December 12 while campaigning for the upcoming national elections. He later died of his injuries in Singapore.

His death has triggered protests in Bangladesh and intensified political tensions ahead of the elections. Supporters have demanded swift arrests and a full accounting of those responsible.