Relatives of slain Bangla girl enter India to give testimony

The relatives of a teenage Bangladeshi girl, who allegedly died in BSF firing in January, 2011, today crossed over to India to give testimony in the trial being held at the court of the BSF General Security Force here.
Bangladeshi teenager Felani Khatun was killed when she along with others was allegedly trying to illegally cross over to Indian territory at the Khitaberkuthi border in Coochbehar district's Dinhata police station area in January, 2011, BSF sources said.
The BSF had recently began a trial in the case following demands for justice from Felani's family and some human rights organisations in Bangladesh in the alleged killing.

The girl's father Mohd. Nur Islam and maternal uncle Abdul Hanif today crossed over to India through the Changrabandha immigration checkpost to give testimony in the case.
The two, accompanied by a Dhaka High Court lawyer and a Bangladesh Border Guards official, were received by a BSF officer here.
Security was tightened in the border area as people thronged both sides of the border to watch the cross-over.
The girl's father said he hoped Felani would get proper justice in the trial.