Rejecting the verdict of a BSF court in Cooch Behar of the West Bengal state against constable Amiya Ghosh for allegedly killing the girl on Indo-Bangladesh border, the competent authority in the case, which is an Additional Director General (ADG) rank officer of BSF, has “not agreed with the findings of the court and has decided to hold a revision trial in the instant case.”
Felani Khatun was killed on January 7 in Choudharyhat border post in the Cooch Behar district while crossing a barbed wire fence and her clothes got stuck, reports our New Delhi correspondent Pallab Bhattacharya.
The incident had created an outrage in Bangladesh against the conduct of BSF as the ruling of the General Security Force Court (GSFC) found the constable “not guilty” of killing Felani.
The Border Security Force has now decided to start a fresh trial in the case after the proceedings of the recent trial were sent for legal scrutiny which favoured a re-trial.
Bangladesh had recently said it was mulling for an appeal in this case.
The rejection of the acquittal of Ghosh came a day before BSF Director General Subhash Joshi flies to Dhaka leading a delegation for biennial talks with Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB).
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