Dhaka: A Special Court of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar of India upheld its previous verdict that acquitted BSF constable Amiya Ghosh in the Bangladeshi girl Felani killing case in January 2011.

General Security Forces Court of BSF passed the order during the revision trial of the case on Thursday night, said a report of BBC Bangla.

However, the BSF authorities did not announce the order officially, the report added.

The revision trial of the killing of Bangladeshi girl Felani resumed on Tuesday at the special court constituted by Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar of India.  

Commanding Officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) battalion 45 in Kurigram Lt Col Jakir Hossain confirmed this saying a five-member panel of Border Security Force (BSF) led by CP Tribedi conducted the judiciary.

Felani was shot dead by BSF while she was crossing the barbed-wire fences along Anantapur border point in Kurigram district on 7 January 2011.

Felani, who used to work as a domestic help in New Delhi, was returning home from India along with her father when she met her fate.

Although her father managed to get inside Bangladesh border by scaling up the barbed-wire fence, Felani was shot dead by the BSF men before she was able to do so.

Felani’s death triggered a huge global outcry. The BSF men handed over the body of Felani on 8 January.

After investigation, the BSF submitted the chargesheet against its constable Amiya Ghosh who shot the girl.  

On 19 August 2013, a special court constituted by the BSF had acquitted Amiya Ghosh of the charge.

Meanwhile, in the wake of widespread criticism of the acquittal, BSF decided to revise the murder trial.

Earlier, on 16 November 2014, the revision trial resumed at the court. The revision trial was scheduled to begin on 25 March but the court later deferred it.