New Delhi, March 26 A Delhi court has ordered the detention of two men accused of killing Bangladeshi political activist Osman Hadi, whose daylight murder sparked widespread violence in the neighboring country, for 11 days in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The two Bangladeshi nationals, Faisal Karim Masud alias Rahul (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34), residents of Patuakhali and Dhaka, respectively, were arrested by the West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on the intervening night of March 7 and 8 after they were apprehended from the border town of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district.
They were brought to the national capital on a transit remand by the National Investigation Agency on the evening of March 23, and the anti-terror agency produced them before the court the next day.
During the proceedings on Tuesday, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Rahul Tyagi sought NIA custody of the accused, saying a detailed investigation was needed to uncover the entire conspiracy.
Allowing the agency's plea, Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma ordered their detention for 11 days in the custody of the NIA.
Earlier, the STF had issued a statement, saying there was credible information that two Bangladeshi nationals, after committing serious crimes, including extortion and murder, in Bangladesh, had fled and illegally entered India.
It had been said that the two accused entered Indian territory through the Meghalaya border and moved through different places in India, and finally came to Bongaon with the intention of crossing back into Bangladesh.
"They were trying to take shelter in the border area of Bongaon with the intention of crossing back into Bangladesh when the opportunity arises," the statement said.
According to the STF, the two, accused of having committed the murder of Hadi, were intercepted after a raid. Hadi, a student leader and spokesperson of the Inquilab Mancha in Bangladesh, was shot at on December 12, 2025, in Dhaka and thereafter flown to Singapore for better treatment. He died on December 18.