A bench, comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justices Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy, also issued notice to BSF and sought its response on the petition filed by the victim's father Nur Islam questioning the clean chit given twice by the BSF special court to the constable accused of firing upon the girl.
Fifteen-year-old Felani Khatun was shot dead allegedly by BSF constable Amiya Ghosh while she and her father were on their way to their village in Bangladesh through Anantapur border in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram on January 7, 2011.