A distant relative of mine recently went to Greece with three other people from his village. On Nov 5 they were reported to have been shot dead by the Greek police while they were crossing the border at night. However, one of the group's members escaped with injuries.

Later he rang up to give the news of the tragedy, but since then he has not made any further contact. He had appeared very frightened and he was in someone's custody. On Nov 15 a person called up their homes to say that he was a witness that the Greece border police had reportedly buried them on the spot.

Since it is now an international matter, I would request the government, the media and human rights bodies to help ascertain the truth and do the needful for the families concerned. For further information we can be contacted by email or phone as given below.

CH. NAVEEDUL HASSAN

P.O. Phalia Tehsil, M. B. Din District, Tel. # 0456-596835 Cell. # 0320-5525622. Email: naveedzan@hotmail.com