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'''Felani Khatun''' ({{lang-bn|ফেলানী খাতুন}}), a 15-year-old [[Bangladeshi people|Bangladeshi]] girl, was shot and killed by India's [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) on 7 January 2011, at the [[India]]-[[Bangladesh]] border.<ref name="DS-1">{{cite news|title=Indian verdict disrespect to int'l law: NHRC|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/indian-hr-body-to-be-urged-to-challenge-verdict-nhrc/|access-date=16 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="DT-1">{{cite news|title=India acquits Felani killer|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/law-amp-rights/2013/sep/06/bsf-man-acquitted-felani-killing-case|access-date=16 September 2013|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|date=6 September 2013}}</ref>
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A photograph showing Felani Khatun's dead body hanging
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on a border fence made of barbed wire was picked up by international media, and the publication of these photographs evoked  international concern.<ref name="IE-1">{{cite news|title=BSF authorities order revision trial in Felani murder case|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bsf-authorities-order-revision-trial-in-felani-murder-case/1169406/|access-date=16 September 2013|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=15 September 2013}}</ref> The photo has created an "uproar" in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/felani-killing-bsf-constable-acquitted-revision-trial-too-106951|title=Felani killing: BSF man acquitted again|date=3 July 2015|work=The Daily Star|access-date=26 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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==Killing==
 
==Court==
 
==Verdict==
 
==See also==
*[[Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border]]
*[[Murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi]]
*[[Murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu]]
*[[Murder of Abrar Fahad]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Central Armed Police Forces of India]]
[[Category:Deaths by person in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Extrajudicial killings]]
[[Category:Bangladesh–India border]]
[[Category:2011 in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:2011 in India]]
[[Category:January 2011 events in Asia]]
[[Category:2011 crimes in Bangladesh]]

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