Indian police have arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, including Faisal Karim Masud, the main accused in the murder of former Inquilab Mancha convener Sharif Osman Hadi. The arrests were made by the Special Task Force of West Bengal Police from the Bongaon border area on Sunday, according to Indian news agency ANI. The detainees, identified as Faisal Karim Masud and Alomgir Hossain, were accused of illegal entry and residence in India.

Police said the two suspects fled Bangladesh after committing serious crimes, including extortion and murder, and had been hiding in India. They were captured during a late-night operation between March 7 and 8 based on specific intelligence. Preliminary interrogation indicated their direct involvement in Hadi’s killing, after which they entered India through the Meghalaya border and later gathered in Bongaon to return to Bangladesh.

A case has been filed against the two under specific legal provisions, and a local court has ordered them into police custody for further investigation.