Eviction drive at four locations in Lakhimpur clears 235 bighas, affects 220 families
Amid a heavy posse of about 400 security personnel, the administration, equipped with 21 bulldozers and excavators carried out the eviction drive.
A file picture of an eviction
Lakhimpur District Commissioner Pronab Jit Kakoty said the administration is carrying out the eviction drive at four locations, including three Village Grazing Reserve (VGR), since morning after following due protocol.
"We had served the families notices on June 29 and asked them to produce supporting documents for their occupied land. However, they failed to show any papers. Accordingly, we have executed the eviction drive," he claimed.
Amid a heavy posse of about 400 security personnel, the administration, equipped with 21 bulldozers and excavators, is carrying out the eviction drive at Debera Doloni, Siringsuk, Dhakuakhonia and Raang Chali.
"The total area to be covered under this drive will be around 235 bighas, where 218 families have occupied the land," Kakoty said.
According to Kakoty, the drive will be complete in next few hours and he further mentioned that there has been no disturbance while clearing the land.
Out of the 218 families, 25 belonged to indigenous communities and the rest are Bengali-speaking Muslims, another official said.
"The government has decided to allot land to the 25 local families at some other location," he added
On June 18, seven persons were arrested following the recovery of three suspected cow skulls, approximately 30 metres from a Namghar in Dhakuakhonia, where a part of the eviction drive took place.
For throwing suspected beef parts during the recent Eid festival and thereafter, police arrested around 80 people in Dhubri, Hojai, Goalpara and Lakhimpur districts.
PTI