Land occupied, not giving a damn about court

Occupiers erected a tin-shed room and hung a signboard claiming ownership of a piece of half-acre land belonging to a Hindu family at Nazirpur in Baufal upazila under Patuakhali district although a case over the land is under trial at Patuakhali District and Sessions Judge's Court. Photo: STAR

Occupiers built a tin-shed house and hung a signboard on 0.50 acres of land belonging to a Hindu family at Najirpur in Baufal upazila although a case over the land is under trial in Patuakhali District and Sessions Judge's Court.
One of three owners of the land, Monindra Chandra Saha, also a resident of Kundupatti in Baufal upazila town submitted a written complaint to Baufal Press Club on Sunday.
Gopal Krishna Saha bought 1.49 acres of land (plot No 5304 under Khatian No 70 in Najirpur area of Baufal upazila) from Ajmot Ali and others on May 14 in 1975 and it was registered (deed No 11684) in the name of his three sons Monindra Saha, Gourango Chandra Saha and Nityananda Saha, goes the written statement of Monindra.
Later Rustom Ali, son of Jonab Ali of Modanpura village under the same upazila, claimed ownership of 0.50 acres of the land and sold it through a fake deed to Abul Hossain and others of Kalaiya village in the upazila.
Challenging the forged deed submitted by Rustom Ali, Monidra and his two brothers filed a case with Patuakhali judge's court in 2008 and it is still under trial.
But on April 7 night, Abul Hossain and others occupied the land, built a tin shed house there and took electricity connection overnight, Monindra said.
As Monindra filed a case with Baufal police station on April 8 in this regard, police visited the spot and asked all concerned to stop any kind of work there. But the occupiers have continued their work.
When contacted, Abul Kalam, inspector (Investigation) of Baufal police station said, "I do not know the matter. The officer in charge is not at the station as he went to Kalapara to give evidence in the court."