Family members of Mondal at Sirachar, Murshidabad. (Express)Sixteen-year-old Archana Mondal has been carrying a passport size photograph of her fisherman father for anyone who comes to the house enquiring about Pranab Mondal. Standing in front of their tin-roof mud-house in Sirachar village, in Murshidabad district, her eyes well up as she speaks about Pranab, who is presently in custody of the bangladesh Police.
“I want my father to return soon. He had promised to buy us firecrackers for Kali Puja. Now I don't know whether he will come back before the puja,” Archana told The Indian Express.
Pranab was one of the three fishermen who were apprehended by the Border Guard bangladesh (BGB) personnel on October 17, after they reportedly strayed into the Bangladesh side of the Padma river.
The incident led to a flag meeting on Thursday, during which a BSF personnel Vijay Bhan Singh was killed and another injured after the BGB opened fire.
After the three fishermen were caught by the BGB, Pranab who was the boat owner, was detained. The other two — Bikash (32) and Achintya Mondal (28) — were sent back and told to call the BSF for a flag meeting. Bikash accompanied the BSF personnel for the meeting, which took place in Bangladesh waters, while Achintya remained on the river bank.
After she heard about the incident, Pranab's wife, Rekha Mondal (40), had rushed to Kakmarichar border outpost, manned by the BSF, with her husband's voter ID and Aadhaar…
