12 Indians still in Rajshahi jail after serving out 15-day term
BSS, Rajshahi
Twelve Indian nationals have been confined to Rajshahi Central Jail for more than two years although they served out their 15-day jail term in 2001.On June 26, 2001, police held 13 Indians for illegally entering Bangladesh, official sources told the official news agency yesterday. A magistrate's court in Rajshahi sentenced each to 15-day imprisonment under the Border Regulation Act, 1952, on September 9 and October 11, 2001. The court also ordered police to deport the Indians after their jail term expires. The detainees are Matiar Rahman, Jan Mohammad Sheikh, Ramzan Sheik, Jahirul Islam, Akbar Ali, Murtoza, Abdul Mazid, Emraj Ali, Sajjad Hossain, Raihan, Muluk Chand and Montu, while another detainee, Entazul alias Injil, died in jail. Meanwhile, local unit of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, a legal aid organisation, took initiatives to send them back to their homeland. In most cases, Indian Border Security Force refuse to take back their nationals at Sona Masjid Land Customs Station, sources said.
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