Extortion case against Satkhira Krishak Dal leader, 5 others
An extortion case was filed yesterday with Shyamnagar police station against upazila Krishak Dal president Ashek Elahi Munna and five others for allegedly demanding Tk 5 lakh from a man.
Putul Rani Mondal, wife of Nirapada Mondal of Mahmudpur village, filed the case.
The other accused are Ansar Ali Mollah, Rafiqul Islam and his brother Masudur Rahman, Rajab Ali and Mozam Gazi.
The plaintiff alleged that the accused led by Munna went to her house on September 20, 2003 and pressed them to record their 4 bighas of land worth Tk 50 lakh in their names.
They also demanded Tk 5 lakh as toll and threatened of dire consequences for non-compliances, she alleged.
Being refused, they abducted and confined her husband Nirapada Mondal and compelled him to put signature on four written deeds, she alleged.
In connivance a corrupt land official, Munna recorded 64 decimal land in his name while Abdul Gafoor recorded 68 decimal lands in names of his three sons, she alleged.
Soon after, they filed an allegation with Shyamnagar UNO and police station but no action was taken against them as they were local leaders of the then ruling BNP. Her husband died a year ago.
Police arrested Munna in connection with a case filed with Shyamnagar thana for abducting a housewife-- Bulibala Biswas of Dhumghat village in the same upazila on June 13, she said. Shyamnagar police recorded the extortion case, said Officer-in-charge Abdur Razzak.
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