India’s Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday handed over two Bangladesh police personnel who were detained near the Bangladesh-India border in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla while conducting an anti-narcotics operation.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Md Imran Hossain and Constable Rohit Dewan of Brahmanpara Police Station were handed over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) around 1:30pm following a flag meeting between the two sides near main border pillar No. 2057 in the Narayanpur border area.

Commanding Officer of Sultanpur Battalion (60 Battalion) Lt Col SM Shariful Islam, commander of Shashidal Border Outpost Subedar Mohammad Takbir Hossain, Assistant Superintendent of Police (Debidwar Circle) Md Shahin and Brahmanpara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Faruk Hossain attended the meeting.

The incident took place around 11:30pm on Thursday in the Ashabari area of Shashidal union, near border pillar No. 2059.

The two policemen had gone to the border area to conduct an anti-narcotics drive when a suspected drug trader tried to flee after spotting them.

Rohit chased the suspect but was detained by several Indian nationals near the border. When Imran went to retrieve his colleague, he was also detained.

Senior officials of the BGB and BSF held discussions over the incident before the two policemen were handed over, according to officials.