In the incident, two injured Indian nationals--Rajkanta Dev Varma and Hashir Dev Varma--were arrested after a fierce gunfight involving Rab (Rapid Action Battalion), BDR and criminals on a hill known as Mendi Miar Tilla. The two accused Indians are in jail now.

Recording of statements of prosecution witnesses will begin tomorrow and will continue next day, according to an order by STT Judge Biplob Goswami, passed on January 30.

On a tip-off that a group of Indian nationals had gathered on the hillock, a 60- member Rab team from Dhaka and BDR troops raided the area on the night of May 26 last year.

In a one and a half hours' gunfight, six persons were killed. The law enforcers recovered one SMG, six live grenades, four wireless sets, one country-made LG, 134 bullets, three mobile phones, 8500 Indian rupees and Tk 1394 and arrested the two injured Indians. Eight suspects were caught from nearby areas.

Deputy Assistant Director of Rab, Abdur Rashid, was also injured in the gunfight.

Later, Lt. Col. Gulzar, Director of Rab, filed two cases, one under the Explosives Act and the other under the Arms Act against the two Indians. The explosives, arms and ammunition were recovered from nearby areas as per statements of the Indians.

Rab officials earlier said that the Indians were members of an organsied gang of terrorists, who attempted to enter Bangladesh illegally.