The New Nation - Internet Edition

Barisal Correspondents

Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Nalchhiti under Jhalakati district was assaulted and Land Revenue Office was ransacked by an angry mob following torture of a local Freedom Fighter and a journalist on Friday morning.

Police rescued the UNO and the injured freedom fighter from the local land revenue office after two hours.

Ranjit Kumar Das, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) of Jhalakati visited the spot.

Informed sources said Kazi Mahbubul Alam Latu,53, former organising secretary of Upazila Muktijoddha Sangsad, went to take possession of a disputed land near Nalchhiti Shahid Minar in front of Upazila Land Revenue Office on College Road of Nalchhiti municipal area at about 6-00 AM on Friday.

Sekandar Hayat Rizvi, UNO of Nalchhiti Upazila accompanied by his driver and land revenue staffs came to the spot at about 6-45 AM and engaged in altercation with Kazi Mahbub when Mahbub claimed that he received court verdict in his favour.

Then the UNO and his staffs confined Kazi Mahbub inside the land revenue office, beat him and snatched digital camera from Maniruzzaman Monir, local Correspondent of daily Jugantor who was on professional duty.

Local people hearing the incident rushed to the spot and gheraoed the land revenue office for about two hours demanding release of their leader.

At one stage mob became violent, ransacked the land revenue office and rescued injured FF leader and assaulted the UNO.

Police rescued the officer from the mob at about 8-30 AM and brought the situation under control.