Three Bangladeshi citizens, including two women, were detained on Saturday after being allegedly pushed into Bangladesh by India’s Border Security Force through the Bakshitila area of Alinagar Union in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar. Ansar and Village Defence Party members took them into safe custody with assistance from local residents and handed them over to Kamalganj police at about 9:15am.

The detainees were identified as Rana Molla, 24, of Narail Sadar; his wife Mahmuda Akter Lima, 22; and Moyna Khatun, 20, of Khulna. Local and Ansar sources said the incident occurred around 7:35am near the Deblachhara BOP border area under the 46 BGB’s Srimangal Battalion. Residents surrounded the three after seeing them enter the area.

During initial questioning, they said they had gone to India through the Sylhet border about two months earlier seeking work. They alleged BSF personnel blindfolded them at around 5:30am and forcibly pushed them into Bangladesh. Police said their Bangladeshi nationality was initially verified, their families had been contacted, and they would be handed over after legal procedures are completed.