UNO hurt in drive against jatka netting
Baufal upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and two employees of the UNO's office were injured in an attack by criminals when they were conducting a mobile court drive against catching jatka in the Tentulia river on Monday.
The injured are UNO Pijus Chandra Da and two employees of his office Md Ashraf and Md Abdullah.
Of them, Ashraf and Abdullah were admitted to the upazila health complex while the UNO given first aid.
A mobile court, led by the UNO, went to the river by a trawler and seized some current nets. The current nets were seized after the fishermen fled the spot sensing the presence of the mobile court, said OC Khondakar Mostafizur Rahman of Baufal Police Station.
The UNO and his employees came under attack by a group of around 50 men when they were returning from the drive. The attackers threw brick bats on the mobile court team and police fired point-blank shots to bring the situation under control.
Action will be taken in this regard after proper investigation, said the OC.
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