Meghalaya Police reject claims on Hadi murder suspects’ arrest

India’s Meghalaya Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) have rejected claims by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) that the two main suspects in the murder of Sharif Osman bin Hadi fled to India and that two of their alleged abetters were arrested across the border.

Around 11:30am on Sunday, the DMP said the prime suspects had crossed the border and were currently in India, and that two individuals assisting them had been detained by Meghalaya Police.

However, shortly afterwards, a report published by Indian daily Hindustan Times quoted Meghalaya Police and the BSF as denying both assertions.

According to the Hindustan Times report, Indian authorities said no evidence has been found to support the claim that the suspects were in India.