Alleged bid to grab land
Criminals hurt JU student
Injured Ibrahim Rakib at hospital bed.Photo: STAR
Criminals injured a student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) over a land dispute at Akua Chourangirmore in the district town yesterday morning. The victim, Md Ibrahim Rakib, 21, son of late Abdus Sultan of Akua Chourangirmore area, and a first year student of journalism and media department of JU, is undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH). Some 20 people equipped with sticks and sharp weapons, allegedly led by Rakib's relative Anisur Rahman, started earth-filling a piece of disputed land at around 10:00am yesterday, said family sources and police. When Rakib's mother Rokeya Begum went to the spot and asked the group to stop the work, an altercation began. At one stage, they started beating Rokeya. Hearing her scream, Rakib rushed to the spot to save his mother but the furious gang hit Rakib with sharp weapons on the hand, leaving him injured. He was rushed to MMCH. "My husband late Abdus Sultan bought a total of 18 decimals of land from late Yunus Ali, late Abdul Aziz and late Yusuf Ali in 1990. Abdul Aziz and Yusuf Ali handed over 12.50 decimals of land to Abdus Sultan through registration. But after the death of Yunus Ali, his sons and daughters declined to register the remaining portion of the land in our name," said Rokeya. "We paid the total money for the 18 decimals of land and the land has been under our possession since 1990. But breaching the earlier contract, sons and daughters of late Yunus Ali sold 4.25 decimal of the land to Anisur Rahman, one of their relatives, in 2008," alleged Rokeya. "A case this connection was filed with a Mymensingh court and it is still pending. Anisur Rahman with the help of some hired goons took several attempts to occupy the land but failed," she added. "Earlier, the gang threatened us with dire consequences on various occasions and several general diaries were lodged with Kotwali police station," Rokeya said. A complaint was lodged against six people including Anisur Rahman with Kotwali police station regarding yesterday's incident, said Rokeya Begum. Despite repeated attempts, this correspondent failed to talk with Anisur Rahman for his version as he did not receive mobile calls. Police visited the spot but none was arrested as of filing this report yesterday evening.
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