Dinajpur AL chief, 8 others injured in clash over disputed land
At least nine people, including a top local AL leader, were injured in a clash with villagers over a disputed land at Boroil under Dinajpur Sadar upazila yesterday noon.
The injured were identified as Taiyab Uddin Chowdhury 47, president of Dinajpur town AL, Jahangir Alam 32, Raju Chowdhury 40, Habibur Rahman 45, Monsur Ali 45, Rafizul Islam, Mithu 22, Dizar Uddin 60 and Ferdous 50.
They were taken to Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital. Later, four including Taiyab Uddin Chowdhury, Jahangir Alam and Dizar Uddin were rushed to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital as their condition was deteriorating.
According to the locals, about 20 to 25 people, led by Taiyab came to Boroil village at around 11:30 am and asked the villagers to leave their land claiming that he bought the 80 decimal land from Deepchan Roy, son of Harendranath Roy.
As Deepchan also staked claim over the land and refused to leave the house, hired goons of Taiyab attacked and vandalised the house. The gang also set his house ablaze.
At a stage, villagers attacked Taiyab's men and beat them severely.
During the clash, the villagers burnt two motorbikes and a rickshaw van used by Taiyab's men to go to the area.
A large number of police men have been deployed.
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