Kolkata, March 8 Two individuals accused of killing Osman Hadi, a Bangladeshi political activist whose daylight murder had sparked widespread violence in the neighboring country, were arrested by the West Bengal police's special task force (STF), an official said on Sunday.
The two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Rahul alias Faisal Karim Masud (37) and Alamgir Hossain (34), residents of Patuakhali and Dhaka, respectively, were apprehended from the border town of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district.
They were arrested on the night of March 7 and 8, the Bengal STF said in a statement.
It said that there was credible information that two Bangladeshi nationals, after committing serious crimes, including extortion and murder, in Bangladesh, had fled and illegally entered India.
"They were trying to take shelter in the Bongaon border area with the intention of crossing back into Bangladesh when the opportunity arises," the statement said.
The two, accused of having committed Hadi's murder, were intercepted by the STF after conducting a raid.
The STF 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.
"A specific case has been registered in this regard," it said.
A court on Sunday remanded Masud and Hossain to police custody.
Hadi, a student leader and spokesperson of the Inquilab Mancha in Bangladesh, was shot on December 12, 2025, in Dhaka and subsequently flown to Singapore for better treatment. He died there on December 18.