Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly picked two Bangladeshi farmers up from the Biral border in Dinajpur on Friday noon, locals said.
In response, local Bangladeshis also held two Indian nationals.
As of filing this report till 2:15pm, a flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the BSF was underway to resolve the matter.
Locals said farmers Masud and Enamul were harvesting paddy near the border when BSF personnel allegedly crossed into Bangladeshi territory and detained them from Dharampur union of Biral upazila.
After hearing it, locals retaliated by detaining two Indian tribal farmers Abinash Tudu and Philip Soren.
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Both are residents of Anantapur village in Gangarampur police station area of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.
Rezaul Karim, commander of Dharamjoyn BOP under BGB’s 42 Battalion, said they were in talks with the BSF through a flag meeting to arrange the return of the two detained Bangladeshis and hand over the two Indian nationals.
Locals informed that this is not the first such incident in the area. In the past, similar exchanges have occurred where Bangladeshi farmers were detained by BSF, prompting locals to detain Indian nationals.