Kolkata, 08 March (H.S.): Two Bangladeshi nationals accused of murdering a political worker in their country were arrested from Bangaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, officials said.

The arrests were made by the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police following specific intelligence inputs that the duo had illegally entered India after committing the crime and were hiding near the border.

Acting on the tip-off, an STF team conducted a raid in the Bangaon area during the intervening night of March 7 and 8 and apprehended the two accused.

The arrested persons were identified as Rahul alias Faisal Karim Masud (37), a resident of Patuakhali in Bangladesh, and Alamgir Hossain (34), a resident of Dhaka.

During preliminary interrogation, the accused allegedly admitted that they had murdered a political worker, identified as Osman Hadi, in Bangladesh before fleeing the country.

The police said the duo entered India illegally through the Meghalaya border and subsequently moved to different places before reaching Bangaon in West Bengal, where they were hiding.

A case has been registered at the STF police station and the accused were produced before a court on Sunday, officials said, adding that further investigation is underway.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Priyanka Pandey