India Arrests Bangladeshi in Activist Hadi Murder Case

Indian authorities have arrested a Bangladeshi national suspected of aiding two men accused in the murder of prominent activist Sharif Osman Hadi, as tensions between India and Bangladesh persist amid cross-border investigations.

The West Bengal Police Special Task Force detained Philip Sangma on Saturday near the Shantipur Bypass in Nadia district. Police officials stated that Sangma, a resident of Haluaghat in Bangladesh, acted as a middleman who facilitated illegal border crossings for money. During initial interrogation, Sangma confessed to helping Faisal Karim Masud, also known as Rahul, and Alamgir Hossain enter India through the porous Haluaghat-Dalupara border area between Bangladesh and Meghalaya shortly after Hadi's killing. The two primary suspects had been arrested a week earlier near the Bongaon border in North 24 Parganas district on charges of illegal entry and involvement in the murder.

Superintendent Indrajit Sarkar of the Special Task Force told reporters that Sangma, who also entered India illegally to evade arrest in Bangladesh, had been in contact with Masud and Hossain while moving between locations in the country. "He was attempting to return to Bangladesh...