Crackdown on ananda mela

Sundarganj upazila administration auctioned off the tents and other equipment of a so-called ananda mela (recreation fair) at a field near Shovaganj Girls' High School on Monday evening, as obscene dance and gambling continued there in the name of cultural activities.
Surprisingly, the organisers under the banner of Rupali Social Development Association had prepared a fake High Court (HC) order in their favour and continued the evil act for the last three months.
Following repeated complaints from locals about unsocial activities there, Sundarganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abu Rafa Mohammed Arif recently managed a certified copy of the said HC order (vide 3287/12), only to find that the HC order corresponding the number concerned a totally different case.
Consequently, the upazila administration removed the tents and equipment and sold it in an auction while the organisers managed to flee.
A mobile court fined Tk 2,000 to one Raja Mia for trying to create obstacle to the auction.   
"Proper action will be taken against the people involved with forgery of High Court order and conducting obscene dance and gambling. Investigation is going on to identify the real culprits," said the UNO.
No activity of the so-called social organisation was seen in the area earlier, said Khurshed Alam, chairman of Chaporhati union parishad.