On 21.12.2018 at around 10 AM, a meeting of "Amra Simantabasi' (we the people of border) was organized at village- Banskothal under Post Office- Sukarur Kuthi, Police Station- Sahebgunj, Block- Dinhata II, District- Cooch Behar, West Bengal. MASUM facilitated the meeting and commoners from the adjoining bordering villages attended the same to discuss about the unnecessary and illegitimate restrictions created by the Border Security Force) BSF to run the normal livelihood activities. The meeting was held at Kadamtala Bazar of the Banskothal village. After the meeting the participants decided to paste posters published by "Amra Simantobasi' addressing the ongoing restrictions by BSF to run normal civil life at Indo- Bangladesh border and they pasted several printed posters at Banskothal Kadamtala Bazar. Matter of the poster was in Bangla, vernacular language, in English translation, it was " BSF should be posted in actual border, not inside the village; BSF should stop creating obstruction to cultivate the land of the villagers; stop torture, trafficking, murder, enforced disappearance of bodies by BSF; punish those officials of BSF who are corrupt and torturous". The commission is aware of the fact that there are thousands of complaints of torture, killing, rape, obstruction to livelihood are pending before your office for years together. It was learnt that at around 6.45 to 7.00 PM, the "Intelligence Babu' of G company of Border Outpost- Banskothal of BSF Battalion No. 38 with other BSF constables, are in uniform and sophisticated arms in their hands, came to Kadamtala Bazar of the Banskothal village and torn the pasted posters, after that they visited the house of Mr. Shah Alam; one of the organizers of the said meeting at the village and a family member of the Ms. Umrao Bewa; a victim of extra judicial killing by BSF (NHRC Case No. 1680-25-6-2014-AFE) and questioned about the organizers and purpose of the meeting. The BSF personnel who visited his house even suggested that the issues could be resolved by mutual discussions and the organizers of the meeting should contact Mr. Nadim Saheb; the Sector Officer over phone to resolve the issue; during the meeting the husband of the local gram panchayet member was also present. Mr. Shah Alam in contrary asked the Sector Officer of BSF over phone to come to the village and discuss the issues with the aggrieved. The Sector Officer queried about the presence of MASUM activists during the meeting and Mr. Shah Alam informed the Sector Officer that Ms. Tilakbala Barman, District human Rights Monitor of MASUM was present during the meeting. This illegal activity of BSF and their intention to curb and stifle the voice of the aggrieved further intensified the solidarity of the populace and they pasted posters at the said locality including the vicinity of the Border Outpost of mentioned BSF rank on 22.12.2018. It was learnt that the BSF officer called the Sahebgunj police station thereafter and made a telephonic complaint and just after that the Officer in Charge of Sahebgunj police station called Mr. Shah Alam asked him to desist from pasting posters at the vicinity of the said BSF camp. The whole illegal actions of BSF and supported by policeare in contravention of rights ensured by the Article 19 (a) of Indian Constitution and Article 19 (1) and (2) of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The act of BSF is infringing the Goal Number 16 of Sustainable Development Goals earmarked by the United Nations and in both these international instruments; Government of India has responsibility to comply and adhere.