At least 10 folk, including an assistance commissioner (land), were injured in an assault by woodland land grabbers on joint forces correct via an eviction raid.
The attackers also vandalised three automobiles, including one belonging to the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO), and two excavators when the officials went to accumulate better occupied woodland land in Rajabari space of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur right now time (26 November), acknowledged local officials.
Of the injured, six were identified as Assistant Commissioner (land) Atahar Shakil, UNO’s automobile driver Abdul Hanif, UNO space of work staffer Ashikur Rahman, Rajendrapur Woodland Fluctuate Officer’s driver Liton, excavator operators Md Russel and Md Hakimullah.
Two folk were detained by law enforcers over the assault, local administration officials acknowledged. On the opposite hand, valuable aspects about their identities couldn’t be confirmed right now.
Locals and eyewitnesses acknowledged an influential community has been forcibly occupying woodland land of Kafiltali Mauza No-49 of Sreepur for an extraordinarily prolonged time. After the mass uprising in August, loads of constructions were illegally built in Sreepur to contain a giant amount of woodland land.
For the previous few days, the local administration has been asking folk on loudspeakers to rob away the illegal establishments. On the opposite hand, some local influential individuals, and illegal encroachers failed to rob away the constructions from the woodland department land.
In a uncover to accumulate better the occupied land, the local administration, alongside joint forces of military, RAB and police, launched an eviction force in the space.
“Against the tip of the raid, we went to accumulate better some land from illegal occupation. After we were attach to return after demolishing the illegal retailers and properties there, all straight away owners of the establishments began attacking us with stones and bricks from the railway line,” acknowledged AC-Land Atahar.
“They threw bricks and stones at my automobile and the UNO’s automobile. Two drivers of excavators were seriously injured. They also attacked me and two UNO space of work workers,” he added.
Sreepur UNO Sajib Ahmed acknowledged they were ready to title one of the most valuable attackers.
“About a of those involved concerning the assault were identified. Among them are Sirajul, his son Masood, his sister, wife, and daughter Sharmin. Attempts are being made to title the others. On this case, the woodland department will file a case below its woodland law and the district administration will file yet another case,” he acknowledged.
Sreepur Mannequin Police Plan Officer-in-Price Jainul Abedin acknowledged no situations were filed yet. “We will rob accelerate in opposition to those involved as soon as a criticism has been filed with the space.”
