FELANI KILLING

Six years on, family yet to get justice

Although six years have elapsed since the killing of Bangladeshi girl Felani by BSF members, her family is yet to get justice, UNB reports. Teenage girl Felani, who used to work as a domestic help in New Delhi, was shot to death by members of Border Security Force (BSF) while returning home crossing the barbed-wire fence along with her father along Anantapur border point in Kurigram district on January 7, 2011.
Later, BSF troopers hanged her body on the barbed-wire fencing at the border.
Felani's death triggered a huge global outcry as a picture of Felani's body, which was hanging from the barbed wire upside down, went viral. The BSF men handed over the body a day after her killing.
Following the public criticism, BSF started investigation into the incident and submitted a charge-sheet against its constable Amiya Ghosh who shot the girl. However, a special court constituted by the BSF had acquitted Amiya Ghosh of the charge on August 19, 2013.
Later, in the wake of widespread criticism of the acquittal, BSF decided to revise the murder trial. However, another judicial court upheld the previous verdict and acquitted Amiya Ghosh again.

 

FELANI KILLING

Six years on, family yet to get justice

Although six years have elapsed since the killing of Bangladeshi girl Felani by BSF members, her family is yet to get justice, UNB reports. Teenage girl Felani, who used to work as a domestic help in New Delhi, was shot to death by members of Border Security Force (BSF) while returning home crossing the barbed-wire fence along with her father along Anantapur border point in Kurigram district on January 7, 2011. Later, BSF troopers hanged her body on the barbed-wire fencing at the border. Felanis death triggered a huge global outcry as a picture of Felanis body, which was hanging from the barbed wire upside down, went viral. The BSF men handed over the body a day after her killing. Following the public criticism, BSF started investigation into the incident and submitted a charge-sheet against its constable Amiya Ghosh who shot the girl. However, a special court constituted by the BSF had acquitted Amiya Ghosh of the charge on August 19, 2013. Later, in the wake of widespread criticism of the acquittal, BSF decided to revise the murder trial. However, another judicial court upheld the previous verdict and acquitted Amiya Ghosh again.