Evicted landless in Kaliganj now under open sky

They narrated their plight to newsmen at Satkhira Unnayan Kendra in the town yesterday.

At least 25 people including women and children were injured, some of them bullet-hit, when the goons swooped on them in the early hours of the day firing shots and blasting bombs. The attackers torched 65 houses, beat the inmates indiscriminately and looted their belongings, the victims told newsmen.

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The goons led by Ashraf Mir, Mani Sardar and Shaheb Ali were let loose by some local influentials and grabbed the lands, allegedly in connivance with a section of corrupt revenue department officials, they claimed.

The landless people took shelter there five years ago.

They sought intervention from the Prime Minister's office as they failed to draw the attention of local administration , they said.

They also blamed police for remaining inactive during the attack and for taking any action after the incident.

The goons are now moving in the area freely and threatening them but the administration and police have not taken any step to rehabilitate them, they alleged.