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Extortionists attack NGO men

15 October 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Satkhira

Extortionists on Wednesday attacked and injured two staff of a local non-government organisation (NGO) failing to realise illegal toll from them. They, however, snatched away a mobile set and Tk 12,000 from the NGO staff, sources said. Injured Zahangir Alam and Utpal Dutta, staff of Tala-based NGO Uttaran, posted at Assassuni upazila headquarters, were admitted to the upazila health complex. Quoting local people police said local extortionists Yasin Ali, Pintu and Shahidul Islam attacked the NGO staff while they were preparing a list of the landless people near former Assassuni union chairman's house. Zahangir Alam filed a case with Assassuni police station accusing the three. Police later arrested Yasin Ali.