Grabbers eye widow's land
![Firoza Bewa gives a bleak look as alleged land grabbers felled around fifty fruit bearing trees on the yard of her house at Rampura village in Harirampur union of Gobinaganj upazila under Gaibandha district on Sunday night. PHOTO: STAR](https://tds-images.thedailystar.net/upload/gallery/image/arts/widows-land.jpg)
Hoodlums allegedly belonging to local land grabbers felled at least 50 fruit-bearing trees and different species of plants of a widow at Rampura village in Gobindagnaj upazila on Sunday midnight.
Victim Feroza Begum, 55, is living at the house alone after demise of her husband Abdus Satter, said police.
Before leaving the scene, the gang also threatened Feroza of dire consequences if she takes any move against the incident.
Feroza said “Local influentials, including Sekander Ali, Islam Mia, Dudu Mia and Saka Member had asked me to vacate the house for construction of a road”.
Following refusal, a gang swooped on my land at midnight and felled the trees worth Tk 1.50 lakh, she said.
“The criminals might attack me anytime if I file any complaint against the incident”, said the hapless widow.
Contacted, ABM Jahidul Islam, officer in-charge of Gobindagnaj Police Station, said punitive action would be taken against those responsible for the offence after getting complaint in this connection.
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