Siliguri: House allegedly attacked, women assaulted and valuables looted over land dispute; BJP woman leader among those accused

Siliguri, 10th November: Allegations of a house attack, assault on women family members and the looting of gold jewellery and cash over a land dispute have been levelled against a BJP woman leader and her associates. The incident has triggered tension in Paschim Dhantala under Fulbari-II Gram Panchayat in the NJP Police Station area.

Following the incident, Anwar Islam has lodged a complaint at NJP Police Station naming 16 people, including BJP woman leader Mamoni Das, and more than 100 unidentified persons.

According to the complaint, a dispute over the land where Anwar Islam lives with his family had been ongoing for some time. Seeking a resolution, he had approached MLA Sikha Chatterjee and several other BJP leaders. He had also brought the matter to the attention of Anindita Roy Das, a Jalpaiguri district leader of the BJP Mahila Morcha, who had allegedly taken responsibility for resolving the dispute. However, the situation reportedly became more complicated afterwards.

Anwar Islam alleged that on November 6, a group of more than 100 people suddenly gathered outside his house before forcibly entering it and assaulting the women and elderly members of his family. He further alleged that household belongings were vandalised and cash, gold jewellery and other valuables were looted. The DVR of the CCTV cameras installed at the house was also allegedly taken away.

Following the incident, Anwar Islam lodged a complaint with the police, demanding an impartial investigation, identification of those involved and appropriate legal action.

Meanwhile, police personnel from NJP Police Station have been deployed outside Anwar Islam’s house to prevent any untoward incident. NJP Police have started investigating the matter.

When contacted over the allegations, BJP leader Mamoni Das declined to comment.