Three rooms were gutted partially although none was hurt in the incident, according to police.

'The attackers have been torturing me both mentally and physically for the last two months because I demanded justice from the authorities concerned condemning their previous attacks on me', schoolteacher Suronjeet told this correspondent quoting his mother Adori Bala, a witness of the incident.

Suronjeet told further the criminals assaulted him and his father Montu Sarkar in front of police at Kesharhat when they were returning home from Mohonpur Police Station (PS) after the fire incident.

A case was filed against eight persons including Aminul Islam, a Roads and Highways Department (RHD) employee, a microbus owner at Kesharhat and his accomplices, Faruk, Uzzal and Alam.

Initially, the feud developed between Suronjeet and Aminul over microbus fare on February 19. Suronjeet complained the matter to police and local elite. From then on Aminul and his accomplices attacked Suronjeet on several occasions till March 25.

At one stage police arrested Amin, Uzzal and Faruk. When they were freed on bail and threatened to kill Suranjeet if he does not withdraw the case against them.

Suranjeet met the superintendent of police (SP) of Rajshahi Abdullah Al Mahmud on April 21. He visited the spot on Monday and told this correspondent that police had been trying best to nab the attackers. The SP denied allegations of police apathy to arrest the culprits.