Statesman News Service
MALDA, July 24: Tension prevails along the border at Sultanpur in Kaliachak after a gun battle between BSF and BDR since yesterday. One BSF jawan was killed and one civilian injured in BDR firing yesterday. Today, the border security forces have been reinforced along the border to retaliate if BDR opens fire again. According to Mr Dilwar Singh Sidhu, DIG, BSF, Berhampur sector, the situation is under control and villagers are working in the fields with the help of security forces today. “No flag meeting has been held here at commandant level. The matter is being discussed at high authority levels in Kolkata where a coordination meeting between the BSF and BDR is being held,” said Mr Dilwar Singh Sidhu. "We had sent a protest letter to the BDR after the unprovoked firing,” he added. The IC, Kaliachak police station, has registered a case against the BDR after the death of Sudarshan Keji, a BSF jawan. According to district police, the export to Bangladesh has been restored since yesterday afternoon which was suspended after the incident early morning. The company commandant of 123-battalion BSF said: “The BDR belonging to 39-battalion opened fire at dawn suddenly from three different places from their side”. “BDR fired at least 12 rounds from the maize fields secretly at dawn when we were on way to the agriculture field for cultivation work,” said Sunil Mandal, a farmer wounded in BDR firing. He is out of danger and under going treatment in Malda district hospital. n SNS
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