Cops, villagers clash in Habiganj: 20 hurt
At least 20 people, including a sub-inspector, were injured in a clash between police and locals at Uchail village under Habiganj Sadar upazila yesterday.
One Zakia Parvin Beauty, wife of Zohur Hossain of Habiganj town, had been claiming the ownership of 8.53 acres of land at the village for long.
Assistant commissioner (Land) of Habiganj on August 29 issued an order, saying that Zakia Begum is the owner of the land, which was being used by the villagers as public property.
Accordingly, a police team led by Executive Magistrate M M Mahmudur Rahman yesterday went to the village for handing over the possession of the land to Zakia.
As the magistrate along with cops reached the area, hundreds of villagers surrounded them. They asked the team not to hand over what they said public land to Zakia.
At one stage, they swooped on the law enforcers and vandalised their microbus. Police resorted to baton charge, leaving at least 19 villagers injured. A police sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station also sustained injuries during the incident.
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