A case has been filed against Abdul Halim, father of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum, over alleged house vandalism, assault and looting in Daulatpur, Kushtia.
Idris Ali, 67, of Bagowan in Mathurapur Union, filed the case with Daulatpur Police Station at around 9am today (14 November), accusing Halim and 8–10 unidentified people of attacking his house on 13 September last year.
Officer-in-Charge Khaledur Rahman confirmed the case, saying Sub-Inspector Mohsin Chowdhury was investigating it.
According to the complaint, Idris bought 4.25 kathas of land from Halim’s two brothers around five years ago and built a house there. He alleged that a dispute later arose over possession of the land.
The complaint says Halim and others attacked the house with locally made weapons, damaging its walls, doors, windows, tin roof and furniture, causing an estimated Tk2.5 lakh in losses. Idris and his wife, Mina Khatun, were allegedly beaten when they tried to resist. Three beds and 10 bundles of tin worth around Tk1.5 lakh were also allegedly taken from the house.
Idris said Halim filed a separate case against him three days later, leading to his imprisonment. After securing bail, he learnt that the disputed land had been occupied, he claimed. He also said threats of being implicated in an arms case forced his family to leave the area, delaying his complaint.
Halim said he was unaware of the case and suggested Idris might have filed it at someone’s instigation. He acknowledged a dispute over the sale of his brothers’ land.
The case comes days after a fire broke out at Nusrat’s ancestral home in Bagowan on the night of 11 November. NCP leaders alleged a petrol-bomb attack, but Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told parliament the following day that a short circuit was considered more likely, pending further investigation.
Idris said fears that his family could be implicated in the fire case prompted him to file the complaint. Police have not provided details of the investigations into either matter.
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