Bangladesh Media's False Claims Spark Tension on India-Bangladesh Border | Meghalaya on High Alert

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Tensions are running high on the India-Bangladesh border after a series of false claims emerged from Bangladeshi media, sparking concerns of potential unrest in Meghalaya, a sensitive border state. According to senior security officials, these fabricated narratives are not only confusing citizens but also posing a risk to the peace and tranquility of the region. A top official from the Meghalaya Police headquarters has dismissed claims that two accused in the murder of Osman Hadi, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, had fled into India from Bangladesh's Haluaghat border. The claims, carried by a prominent Bangladeshi daily, were described as 'untruthful' and 'completely false' by the police. The police statement emphasized that no formal or informal communication had been received from Bangladesh police, and none of the accused had been traced in Garo Hills, with no arrests made. The report had also alleged that the two accused were assisted by local facilitators, but the police maintained that there was no intelligence input, ground verification, or operational evidence to support these claims. Backing the police position, the Border Security Force (Meghalaya Frontier) insisted that there was no evidence of the individuals crossing the international border from the Haluaghat sector into Meghalaya. The BSF operates strictly on verified intelligence and established border management protocols. This is not an isolated incident of misinformation, with a similar fabricated report in Bangladeshi media being denied by Indian authorities just two weeks ago. Despite rejecting the present allegations, Meghalaya Police has stepped up border vigilance as a precautionary measure, with intelligence sources activated and close coordination maintained with the BSF to prevent any possible misuse of border routes by criminal elements. The police and the BSF have reiterated that they remain open to cooperation with Bangladesh authorities but stressed that action will be taken only on verified information shared through established formal channels. They emphasized that narratives cannot substitute facts.