AC land assaulted during mobile court drive in Gazipur

An assistant commissioner (land) was assaulted while conducting a mobile court drive in Safipur Bazar of Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur.
The incident took place this afternoon in the market when Kaliakair Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Lands) Dil Afroz was leading the drive and monitoring the prices of daily essentials, said Kaliakair Upazila Nibarhi Officer Kausar Ahmed.
He said, “I have visited the scene. The obstruction and harassment during administrative operations in the market is very unfortunate. We will identify those responsible for the incident after an investigation and take proper actions.”
The UNO also said that the local administration is regularly monitoring the market to regulate price of products.
According to the UNO, the incident happened when the AC (land), during a regular market monitoring drive, fined Tk 10,000 each to two shopkeepers named Arif Hossain and Raju Mia for not having the price lists and sale invoices. Then the two shopkeepers and some other locals created a tense situation there and at one point assaulted the government official.
Dil Afroz did not pick up the phone despite repeated calls.