Dispur, March 20 : Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot at and inured two Muslim youth in BJP ruled Assam state. Two brothers from Assam’s South Salmara–Mankachar district are fighting for their lives after being shot by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel while fishing in a river.
According to the victims’ family, Rashidul Islam and his younger brother Rejabul Sk, residents of Village Kanaimara 1st Part, had gone to a nearby river to catch fish to arrange food for the holy month of Ramadan.
While the brothers were engaged in fishing at a spot located more than one and a half kilometers inside Indian territory from the international border with Bangladesh, personnel from the BSF’s OP No. 3 under BOP Dipchar allegedly opened fire upon them without any warning.
The firing left both brothers with life-threatening injuries. Rashidul Islam sustained grievous bullet injuries to his abdomen, while Rejabul Sk. suffered a critical gunshot injury to his head.
Both victims were critically admitted for treatment at Gate Hospital in Guwahati.
According to a complaint filed by the human rights organization Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), the BSF personnel fled the spot immediately after the shooting.
The rights group further said that the BSF made no effort to arrange medical assistance for the seriously injured civilians and that no illegal items were seized from the victims.
The family’s attempt to seek justice has been met with significant resistance from local authorities.
MASUM Secretary and National Convenor of PACTI, Kirity Roy, has formally petitioned the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding the incident.
The complaint describes the BSF’s actions as a “shocking abandonment of duty” and a blatant violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India. agencies