Severing illegal gas connections: case filed against 533 villagers for resisting Titas drive

A case has been filed against 533 people for allegedly carrying out an attack on officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd during a drive to sever illegal gas connections in Narayanganj's Araihazar upazila.

Md Mezba-ur Rahman, engineering manager of Sonargaon zone distribution office of Titas, filed the case with Araihazar Police Station accusing 33 named people and around 500 unnamed people this noon, our local correspondent reports.

Shawkat Hossain, inspector (investigation) of the police station, said that the case was filed for illegally giving gas connection, obstructing police to discharge their duty, and carrying out an attack during a drive yesterday.

Nine people were arrested following the attack and they were produced before a court today, the police official said.

"We are conducting raids to arrest the other attackers," he added.

Around noon yesterday, Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner Uzzal Hossain led a drive yesterday to remove gas connections illegally provided in Jhaugora Uttarpara area in the upazila.

Three officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd and eight policemen were injured during the attack yesterday.