200 trees felled to grab land
Rivals felled at least 200 fruit trees to occupy a piece of land in Pashchim Chila village under Amtali upazila of Barguna.
Some Amirul Shikder along with his men allegedly cut down fruit trees like mango, coconut, guava, lemon, banana and jackfruit at a fish enclosure on Sunday, said Md Shahidullah, officer-in-charge of Amtali Police Station.
One Motahar Sikder, father of Ripon Shikder, filed a case in this regard the same day, said the OC.
Locals said Ripon bought 10 decimals of land from his uncle Dhalu Shikder in 2013 and set up a fish enclosure there. He also planted the trees on both sides of the enclosure.
Around 5:30pm on Sunday, a gang of 12/14 allegedly led by Amirul, another uncle of Ripon, went to the enclosure and cut down all trees.
They also looted fish worth about Tk 5,000 from the enclosure, said Ripon.
Despite repeated calls, this correspondent could not contact Amirul Shikder for his comment on the issue as he did not receive the phone but his daughter Ruma Begum said her father is owner of the land.
Asked why the trees were felled if Amirul owns the land, she could not say anything in this regard.
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