An organised gang allegedly grabbed a small piece of land belonging to a late freedom fighter in Rajpur village, under Lalmonirhat sadar upazila, earlier this week.
Yesterday, a case was filed accusing five people at Lalmonirhat sadar police station.
Jamir Uddin, officer-in-charge of the station, said police would act after investigating the case.
The accused were identified as Sirazul Islam, 28, Chhabul Islam, 26, Abbas Uddin, 52, Rafiqul Islam, 51, and Ataur Rahman, 53. All are residents of Rajpur village near the Teesta River.
Police said the gang illegally occupied the land of the late Ram Charan Roy, a freedom fighter, on Sunday afternoon.
After Ram Charan’s death a decade ago, the 10 decimal (0.04 hectares) of cultivable land went to his grandson, Dinesh Chandra Roy.
Dinesh Chandra said he harvested wheat from the land on Sunday morning, but, later in the day, the suspects claimed possession of the land, showing false registry papers.
“My relatives and I did not dare protest against them, as they carried lethal weapons in their hands,” Dinesh said.
However, one of the suspects, Rafiqul Islam, said he and his brother had purchased the land from Ram Charan while he was alive.
