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In Natore district

1995 witnessed maximum crimes

From M A Ali Himu
NATORE. Feb 12: The law and order situation of Natore district has been deteriorating alarmingly creating panic among people.
The inhabitants of Natore are absolutely left to the mercy of the notorious criminals and terrorists.
According to the statistical data of last five years, it appears that crimes have increased by 27.05 per cent in six thanas of the district. The data also shows that the number of political Incidents and murders in 1995 is much higher than that in the previous four years.
The data says, the number of crimes recorded in 1995 throughout the district is 785. Among other crimes. 14 murders with clashes. 34 secret murders. 10 women oppression. 13 rahqjanl. 2 dacoity and 125 burglary and theft are mentionable.
At least 715 crimes were recorded in 1994, Of the total. the number Of secret murders is 39 while about eight persons were killed in different clashes. In 1993, the number of total crimes was 874 while 728 crimes were* occurred in 1992 and 618 crimes were recorded in 1991 year.
The statistical report further says that the year 1995 recorded the biggest number of clashes in sdiich at least 14 persons were killed.
Tne political ground of Natore in f995 was full of conflicts. No mentionable incidents were reported at the beginning of the year, but since the mid-April incidents started to occur one after another.
On April 19. a BCL worker. Faroque, 16, was killed and about 20 persons including a police constable were injured in a clash between BCL and JCD activists at Kandivitua area of the town. Abdur Razzak Master. Lalpur thana BNP leader was beaten up in Natore town during the hartal on April 20 to protest of Faroque's mur der. About twe hundred persons were injured, over 100 kutcha houses were set afire
and many more houses and shops were looted while armed youths indiscriminately made attack on four villages ( Inhabited by AL supporters) of Lalpur thana on April 21. AL leaders blamed BNP for the Incident that was a sequel of the April 20 incident.
A former pro-VP of Nature NS Government College and JCD leader Alim-ul Islam Zia Babu was killed on June 26 reportedly by his intra party rivals.
A JCD worker Shwadhln was seriously injured when some armed men attacked him at Alipur area of the town on June 25. Iqbal, another JCD worker was seriously Injured when some
miscreants shot him on June 26. On the same day some unidentified men hurled bomb at Kotoali Mosque.
Abdus Salam. 15. a tea stall boy was killed and about 300 persons were injured during a two hour long armed clashes between activists of the BNP and the AL at Ab-dulpur Bazar areas on August 4. At least 300 bullets were fired in the Incident that erupted following a protest rally of'Lalpur thana BNP. The rally was organised to protest an attack by AL activists on Abdul Ratan Azad, a JCD worker on July 30.
The BNP fractions of Ka-naikhall and Madrassa crossing clashed on December 6 and 7 and a few persons
were injured in the incident but a heavy panic was prevailing among the people.
Vice-President of- sadar thana Awami League Shirajul Islam and a BNP leader Shahidul Islam Bachchu were seriously injured in two separate incidents in the town on a same day in 3rd week of December.
Besides, minor clashes between AL and BNP. AL and Jatiya Party and incidents of bomb blasts were common feature during the last year.
■ The role of police in most of the incidents was of silent spectators. it is alleged. There is also allegation of converting dacoity cases into raha/ani cases against police.