Man shot, two cops injured in clash
A man received bullet wounds and two policemen were injured in a clash between police and residents of Khirshintikor in the city yesterday over a land dispute.
Injured constables Saiful Islam and Faruk Hossain, and bullet-hit Mujdar Hossain were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Kajol who claims the land as owner said he and his two business partners bought the land some 30 years ago but recently one Raju Ahmed had been trying to grab it.
Yesterday, Raju, his men and some policemen of Boalia Police Station asked Kajol's men to leave the land. When they denied, police charged baton, he alleged.
When locals retaliated, police shot Mujdar, he added. The land fell under Shah Makhdum Police Station's jurisdiction and Raju had bribed the Boalia officer-in charge (OC) to grab the land, added Kajol.
Shah Makhdum Police Station OC Shamsul Arefin said they were not informed of the visit by Boalia police.
Denying the allegation, Boalia police OC Alamgir Hossain said he did not know the police station jurisdiction of the land. " We went there to prevent any untoward incident†after getting information about possible violence over the land. Raju could not be contacted despite repeated attempts on his cellphone.
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