Shrimp farm owner killed over land dispute in Cox’s Bazar
Family members alleged that a group of armed assailants attacked Monjur, beat him, and forced him underwater, causing death by suffocation.
A shrimp farm owner has been killed in Dulahazara union, Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, reportedly over a long-standing dispute involving the possession of a shrimp farm.
According to police, the body of Monjur Alam, 50, also known as Kalu, a resident of the Dumkhali area, was recovered from a canal adjacent to a shrimp farm known as Boro Dumkhali Ghona in the Malumghat area at around 4:30am today (3 April).
The body was later sent to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy after completing the inquest report, said Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Monir Hossain.
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OC Monir said that the exact cause of death will be known after the autopsy report. He also stated that necessary legal action will be taken after receiving a written complaint from the victim's family and verifying the allegations.
Family members alleged that a group of armed assailants attacked Monjur, beat him, and forced him underwater, causing death by suffocation.
The victim's brother, Jamal Hossain, said that they own a four-acre shrimp farm, which had been under threat from a group attempting to take control of the land.
He claimed that the group had been issuing threats for a long time and had recently looted shrimp and other fish from the farm.
Jamal further claimed that one of the assailants has a relative working in law enforcement and that the attackers tried to conceal their identities by using a uniform.
