Fresh row after BSF jawan's death

MALDA, July 27: Tension prevailed at the Indo-Bangla border in Malda district after the unnatural death of a BSF jawan last night. 25 year old Yeduriyappa, a BSF jawan of 108- Battalion, was found dead at Doulatpur border under Kaliachak- III block area last late night . It was alleged that someone on the part of Bangladesh shot him to death. Naturally the blame was on Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) who shot one BSF jawan to death along the border at Sultanpur, a few days back. However, the DIG BSF, Berhampur Sector in Murshidabad Mr D S Sidhu was not sure whether it was BDR behind the killing. It was also alleged that after his death shots were exchanged between BSF and BDR in the border area triggering panic in the border village. Mr Satyajit Bandyopadhyay , the Malda SP, said, “We have got a complaint on the part of BSF that Yeduriyappa was shot by some unknown persons from Bangladesh part of the border”“A case has been initiated based on the complaint that about four persons were seen crossing the border after the jawan was shot. It seems that he was shot from a close range”, a senior police officer said. Of late the Indo-Bangla border in Malda and Murshidabad has become tensed as two BDR jawans and one BSF jawan were killed in recent attacks. n SNS