An eviction team of Bangladesh Railway came under attack by locals while dismantling illegal structures on the railway land in Chapainawabganj.
Akbar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj Government Railway Police, said a drive was launched on Sunday to pull down illegal structures constructed on the government land.
The drive resumed in the Chapainawabganj Railway Station area.
Following a rumour that a teenage boy was crushed under bricks during the drive, locals swooped on the eviction team at noon.They threw stones at railway officials and police.
Later, police fired at least 20 gunshots to bring the situation under control.
Noting that there are over 800 illegal establishments over 300 bighas of railway land under the district, Mostaque Ahmed, zonal estate officer of Railway East Zone, said the drive to remove those will continue regardless.
