Guwahati: Meghalaya Police and BSF officials on Sunday denied the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s claim that the suspected killers of Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in last year’s uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina, had “crossed into the Indian state of Meghalaya”. Upadhyay, as saying there was “no evidence to suggest that any individual crossed the international border from the Haluaghat sector into Meghalaya”. The South Garo Hills and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya border the Mymensingh and Sherpur districts of Bangladesh, respectively. The distance between the South Garo Hills headquarters, Baghmara, and the West Garo Hills headquarters, Tura, is about 113km. An official in Tura told this newspaper that no arrest had been made (in Meghalaya) “in connection with the assassination” of Hadi.

Source: The Telegraph December 29, 2025 06:11 UTC