This should set the cat among the pigeons ..
BSF returns 2 nationals | Bangladesh | bdnews24.com
"Agartala/Moulvibazar, Jul 6 (bdnews2four.com) — The Indian border forces have returned two Bangladeshis, including a RAB man, 10 hours after they were picked up from near the border.
The Bangladeshi border security force and
the elite crime-busters Rapid Action Battalion say that the RAB member Shafiqul Islam and his informer Subrata were abducted across the border by associates of a smuggler the duo had detained.
The duo, originally picked up around 3pm on Thursday, were later moved to a camp of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
They were returned after several sounds of negotiations with the Border Guards Bangladesh and the Indian border security.
The RAB commander of Srimangal camp ASP Manzoor Ahmed Siddiqui told bdnews24.com that both Shafiqul and Subrata are in good health.
"In order to catch a local drug peddler Selim, RAB raided a village along the border – Kunjaban of Shrimangal's Sindurkhan union – Thursday afternoon," bdnews24.com Moulvibazar correspondent Qamrul Ambia quoted BGB 14 Rifles Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Abdur Rahim.
"Although RAB managed to get hold of Selim", He said, "Selim's associates were succeed to abducted Shafiqul and Subrata."
BGB officials said the incident took place near the border pillar 1944 close to a BSF camp.
The elite forces commander Manjur Ahmed said BSF officials 'rescued' the RAB official and his informer and took them to their camp at Chambu Basti.
He said SI Shafiqul was in plain clothes but 'he had his identity card with him'.
However, bdnews24.com Agartala correspondent quoted BSF as saying, "Some Indian villagers handed over the duo to BSF after detaining them."
Abdur Rahim said BSF handed over the two men around 1.30am Friday after a battalion level flag meeting.
BSF 73 Battalion Commander Raghubir Singh led the Indian side while Abdur Rahim and 14 Rifles Operation Officer Major Tawhid Bin Ishaq represented Bangladesh at the meeting.
Earlier, BSF had handed over a member of the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), nearly 21 hours after he was allegedly kidnapped by Indian 'smugglers' along the Comilla border in January."