India on Friday said three Bangladeshi smugglers who crossed the border and attempted to steal cattle died during an altercation. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has thus rejected Dhaka’s assertion that the men were lynched by a mob in Tripura.

“We have noted that an incident in Tripura leading to the death of three Bangladesh smugglers took place on October 15, 2025 about 3 kms inside Indian territory,” MEA official spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.

Dhaka has lodged a protest over the killing of three Bangladeshi nationals who had crossed the Indian border illegally. The three Bangladeshis were killed on Wednesday by an angry mob on suspicion of being cattle thieves in a border village called Bidyabil, in the Khowai district of Tripura.

The Government of Bangladesh str

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