Ratan Moni, Nayan and Subhash, photo-collected.
Sylhet Correspondent //

Serious allegations have been received of indiscriminate destruction of the environment by cutting the banks of the Kana Chhatra under the jurisdiction of the CCIC in the Sonapur area of ​​Islampur Majortila in Sylhet city. In this regard, an operation was conducted at around 12:30 am on Monday night under the leadership of Shahparan (RA) Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monir Hossain. During this, the police seized a excavator used by the land grabbers.

It is learned that the CCIC authorities stopped the excavation of the Kana Chhatra in the year 2023. Recently, on the orders of Ratanmani Mohant alias Bangi Mohant (62), son of the deceased Rasmoy Mohant of Uttara Residential Area, a resident of Rajni Niwas, 233/E, a land grabber of the mafia group in Nathpara area, he cut the banks of the Kana Chhara and carried out a festival of soil extraction. He was carrying out this crime to fill the agricultural land with crops and trade plots.

The CCIC authorities and local administration are showing their thumbs up to the deceased – Dhirendra Debnath Nayan (46), son of the deceased Aradhan Debnath of Palash Janata Bazar area of ​​Bishambharpur upazila of Sunamganj district, and the deceased Md. Siraj Uddin (52), son of the deceased Yakub Ali of Saud village of Sarada Mandir Nathpara, Kanaighat upazila, and the deceased – unknown, Subhash Das alias Mati Subhash (40), of the Nipaban Manipuri Basti area of ​​Falguni, Islampur. In collusion with each other, the environment is being destroyed in this area by cutting the soil with a excavator without taking the permission of the CCIC. The banks of the canals are being cut, the built-up canals and the agricultural crops in the surrounding area are being dug up. The environment of the canal is being destroyed.

Mysterious but true That due to invisible forces, the CCIC and the local environmental protection administration authorities are pretending not to see everything, wearing tin glasses. It is alleged that the CO in charge of CCIC, Rafin Sarkar, was aware of the matter but did not take any legal action.

After investigation, it was learned that the name of the terror in the Majortila area is the land grabbing mafia godfather Ratan Mani Mohant, a friend of the autocratic Awami government. No one is willing to talk for fear of attacks and cases against him. In a short time, he has illegally built up a mountain of auxiliary property. The Anti-Corruption Commission and the ACC are not investigating either.

Meanwhile, on behalf of the heirs, the owner of the land, Dakshin Islampur Falguni, Md. Azim Uddin (44), son of the deceased Chand Mia (Chan Mia) of the residential area, filed a written complaint with the Shahparan (RA) police station on the night of March 2, seeking redress against the mentioned land grabbers. The complaint names Ratanmani Mohant as the main accused and associates Nayan, Siraj and Subhash. In view of that complaint, the police launched a raid on Monday night.

According to the complaint source, the plaintiff has mentioned in his complaint that the accused are secretly forcibly cutting the land of him and his heirs and taking the land elsewhere. Ratanmani is cutting the soil of that land and filling it with agricultural land. This has caused a loss of about eight lakh rupees to the plaintiff. When he tried to stop him, the other accused threatened to kill him on Ratan’s orders. Later, he took refuge in the law to get justice.

Confirming the truth of this matter, Shahparan (RA) Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monir Hossain told the reporter that after receiving the complaint, a raid was conducted in the Kana Charar Par area on Monday night and the banned scooter was seized. The secretary of Ward No. 32 was informed and the scooter was kept in the custody of a person named Rezwan of the local area. Since there was no wrecker immediately, it was not possible to bring the scooter. In addition, some elders are trying to resolve the matter locally, if the matter is not resolved by Tuesday, a regular case will be filed against the accused.

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