Land Dispute
Former army man's house looted in Khulna city
Hired goons of a local leader allegedly looted valuables worth Tk 15 lakh from the house of a retired army man in Khalishpur area of the city on Sunday following dispute over a piece of land.
The victim is Nazrul Islam, 56, a retired sergeant of Bangladesh Army, who owns a house on holding 44/8 at B Block under North Zone in the area.
Nazrul alleged that former city Jubo League leader Talat Hossain Kout had been trying to grab his land and the house for a long time.
Refuting the allegation, Kout claimed that Nazrul grabbed the house several years ago and has been occupying it illegally since then.
As a sequel to the dispute, a gang of 20/25 stormed into the former army man's house at about 11:00am and took the family members hostage at gunpoint, said police.
The gang ransacked furniture, documents at the house and looted 17 tolas of gold, Tk 30,000, five mobile phone sets and other valuables, they said.
Kazi Mostaque Ahmed, sub-inspector of Khalishpur Police Station, said the local influential people are trying to settle the issue through an arbitration.
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