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3 more 'robbers' lynched on Noakhali chars

Death toll rises to 31

Shariful Islam ondBiSHAWjir DAS from Noakhali
A frenzied mob killed three more alleged forest robbers in the Rayar Char area yesterday, raising the death toll from lynching in these remote char areas to 31 in die last three days, official sources said.
The victims were identified as Kalam Sarder, 45, Ibrahim, 40, and Sulaiman, said Mostafa Kamal Haider, deputy commissioner of Noakhali, quoting a report sent to his office last night. He could not give any other details of the incident.
Earlier on Sunday, angry villagers lynched 8 robbers in south Char Clerk and 20 others were killed Monday in adjoining areas.
Meanwhile, 20 houses of alleged robbers of the infamous Nabyachora group were torched in arson attacks in south Char Clerk yesterday.
Sources said a mob set the houses on fire after looting large amounts of stocked rice paddy
from the homesteads.
The arson victims denied any link with Nabyachora. "A group of some 20 people stormed into the house in the morning looking for my eldest son Mostafa saying he belonged to the Nabyachora group." said Hajera Khatun, an arson victim.
"About 44 maunds of rice and 200 bags of paddy were destroyed as they set fire to the house," she said as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Hajera said the attackers identified themselves as men of Bashar Majhi, a dreaded criminal group of the char area, and picked up her other son Jamal Uddin. Jamal, she said, is now in police custody.
Local people however alleged that the arson victims were informants of the Nabyachora group.
Police said they arrested seven arsonists and 18 robbers yesterday.
Meanwhile, a 50-member police team led by Noakhali Police Superintendent Mesbahuddin last
night raided suspected hideouts of Nabyachora operatives in a two-square mile forest area where some of the robbers have reportedly taken shelter, but failed to arrest anyone. A BDR (Bangladesh Rifles) platoon also helped police in last night's operation.
Lawmaker Mohammad Shahjahan said the administration had phone conversations with Nabyachora over the last two days, Irvine to persuade him to surrender along with his men, but the negotiations seem to have failed as no further contact could be established.
People of the remote char areas are reluctant to help police with Nabyachora's arrest fearing revenge by the dreaded gang leader once he gets bail from court.
Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury visited the area yesterday and assured local people of continued combing operation (here until all criminals are arrested.