News No. 05/2018, Monday, January 8, 2018
A JUMMA villager has been seriously wounded as he resisted an
attempt by Bengali settlers to grab his land in Laxmichari today.
According to sources, a group of Bengali settlers led by
Mohammad Hakim, Zakir and Mossaraf made an attempt to grab land belonging to
Thoaiching Marma, 34, son of Khizuri Marma, in Monghla-para village at 11 a. m.
today.
‘When the settlers began clearing jungle in his land, Thoaiching
protested. Then the settlers struck him in the head with an axe, wounding him
seriously’, Aungyo Pru Marma, Vice Chairman of Laxmichari Upazila, told chtnews.com.
Thoaiching was rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital in
critical condition, he added.
The Jumma villagers caught some of the attackers and handed them
over to the police, but the police, to their utter surprise, refused to arrest
them.
‘It is surprising that the police should let the attackers go
scot-free.’ one of the villagers, who participated in the resistance, said.
A tense situation is now prevailing in Laxmichari following the
incident.
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