Bangladeshi activist murder: Probe reveals how killers escaped to West Bengal

KOLKATA: Police investigations have revealed the modus operandi adopted by the two accused in the killing of Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Hadi, detailing how they escaped from Bangladesh and managed to remain in India for several months after committing the crime.

According to a senior intelligence officer of the West Bengal Police, the two accused -- Rahul alias Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Hossain -- fled Dhaka immediately after the shooting in December last year. The duo initially escaped on a motorcycle and later changed vehicles multiple times to evade detection.

Investigators said the suspects switched cars at least five times while travelling towards the Haluaghat border in Mymensingh district through a ‘cut route’. Taking advantage of darkness, they managed to cross into Meghalaya, allegedly avoiding the surveillance of the Border Security Force (BSF).

State intelligence sources said that after entering India, the two moved across several states in the North East using false identities and temporary hideouts to avoid arrest. They later travelled through north Bengal, frequently changing trains and buses before eventually reaching Bangaon in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.