An auto-rickshaw driver in Charfashion, Bhola, has alleged that he and his family are being pressured and threatened to withdraw a case filed over an assault stemming from a land dispute. Seeking protection for himself and his family, Mosle Uddin, 43, filed a general diary (GD) with the police.

According to the GD and related sources, Mosle Uddin is a resident of Ward No. 7 of Jinnagar Union in Charfashion upazila. He has been involved in a longstanding land dispute with Md Hossain, 50, a resident of the same area.

Mosle Uddin alleged that around 4pm on September 13, Hossain dug up soil beside his house to lay a water line from a tube well. The following morning, when Mosle asked him to move the line farther away from the house, Hossain and his wife, Momtaz, allegedly assaulted Mosle and his wife, Rahima Begum.

He further alleged that his auto-rickshaw was vandalised, causing damage worth around Tk 4,000, and that Tk 35,000 in cash was taken from him. He also alleged that his wife’s clothes were pulled and tugged during the incident.

Hearing their cries, local residents rushed to the scene, prompting the accused to leave, according to the complaint. Locals later rescued Mosle and his wife and took them to Charfashion Upazila Health Complex for treatment.

Mosle Uddin subsequently filed a case with Charfashion Police Station on September 16. He claimed that the accused became angry with him and his family after the case was filed.

In the GD, Mosle said that around 3:30pm on September 18, Hossain and his wife allegedly abused him in foul language in front of his home in Ward No. 7 of Jinnagar Union and pressured him to withdraw the case.

He alleged that they threatened to implicate him and his family members in false cases and harass them if he did not withdraw the case, and warned that they would cause serious harm if given an opportunity. Mosle also claimed that the accused were carrying sticks at the time.

Expressing concern for his own and his family’s safety, Mosle filed the GD seeking necessary legal action from the police.

Asked about the allegations, Md Hossain said, “I have a land dispute with him. However, the allegation that I threatened him is untrue.”

Charfashion Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmud Al Farid Bhuiya said the allegations would be verified and necessary legal action would be taken.