The Indian authorities should investigate and prosecute newly alleged abuses by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the Bangladesh border, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.

In a media release, the rights body said Indian and Bangladeshi nongovernmental organisations have reported that the BSF is continuing to commit abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and ill-treat Indian and Bangladeshi border residents.

"The Indian government orders to border forces to exercise restraint and limit the use of live ammunition have not prevented new killings, torture, and other serious abuses," said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at HRW.