By Kapaeeng Foundatio
On the night between 3-4 September 2009 one indigenous Tripura woman named Ponemala Tripura (50) w/o Bhibishan Tripura was allegedly killed at Sindukchari village of Sindukchari union under Mahalchari upazila (sub-district) in Khagrachari district. Her dead body was recovered from their Jum (traditional shifting cultivation) field of Sindukchari by the villagers in the morning on 4 September. Four Bengali settlers were suspected to have involved with this killing.
It is learnt that this year Ponemala Tripura and her husband Bhibishan Tripura have cultivated two jum farms for more earnings. Both Husband and wife stayed night separately to protect corps from wild animals at temporary jum houses. They usually worked at their jum farms and stayed separately at two jum farms on 3 September. On that day at dawn her husband Bhibishan Tripura called her but he (husband) did not receive any response from his wife (Ponemala) and went to the jum house where his wife was staying. But he did not found her there. Then Bhibishan suspected that something is wrong. Then and there he informed it to the local Tripura community people and they started searching jointly nearby jungle of jum farms and lastly they found her dead body at one kilo far from her jum field.
It is widely believed that she was kidnapped from her jum farm and murdered at the night (3-4 September 2009). This jum farm is two kilometer far from the locality (Tripura village). It is also learnt that she has land dispute with following settler’s leader namely-
1) Md. Afsar Gazi, s/o Hamid Gazi of Sindukchari,
2) Khairul Islam, s/o late Azgar Ali of Sindukchari,
3) Rustam Ali, s/o unknown of Sindukchari,
4) Noab Ali, s/o late Afsar Gazi of Sindukchari in Khagrachari district.
Several times they went there to grab the land of Ponemala. Local Tripura community people and police went to the spot for recovering her body.
Update on the killing of Ponemala Tripura
Source said that the incident of killing of Ponemala Tripura was committed allegedly by Bengali settlers namely Md. Afsar Gazi, Khairul Islam, Rustam Ali and Noab Ali, in order to occupy Ponemala Tripura’s land. Ponemala Tripura also applied for registration of this land.
It is learnt that the Bengali settlers first tried to occupy land of Ponemala Tripura in 2006. That time settlers failed to occupy due to stong role of CHT Regional Council and Civil Society. However, Bengali settlers destroyed huge orchard that planted by Ponemala Tripura on this land.
Again, Bengali settlers tried to occupy the land on 10 May 2009. That time, Bengali settlers make attack and again destroyed huge plantation. Even, they made new plantation. They threatened Ponemala Tripura and his husband to kill them if they deny to leave the land. Ponemala Tripura submitted written objection to Mr. Jatindra Lal Tripura, ruling MP from Khagrachari and also chairman of the Task Force on Rehabilitation of Returnee Jumma Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
Mr. Tripura forwarded this objection to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Mahalchari upazila (sub-district) Mr. Shariful Arif asking him to take necessary action on this case. However, UNO did not take any step against it.
It is allged that Ponemala Tripura became victimised due to neglience of UNO of Mahalchari upazila.
It is learnt that Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Guimara police station Mr. Rashed took signatures from four Tripura villagers namely Bhibishan Tripura (victim’s husband), Naba Mohan Tripura (victim’s son), Dohendra Tripura (villager elder) and Khanjoy Tripura (member of Sindukchari union) on a white paper when police went to spot for investigation. Police explained, during the taking signature, these singatires are nothing but just for witness that police went to spot for investigation. But it is alleged that with these signatures, OC of Guimara police station motivatedly filed a case under section 302 of Bangladesh panel code where OC did not mentioned names of the perpetrators of Bengali settlers. Rather only 5 unknown persons including four Bengalis and one Tripura were mentioned. In addition, mentioning of one Tripura is to make caes weak. But victim’s relatives did not believe that any Tripura could involve with this incident.
It is reported that military authorities of Sindukchari zone led by Lt. Colonel Kamrul of 32 Field Artilery and Guimara police station led by OC Rashed have been creating pressure on relatives including victim’s husband to make understanding with the Bengali settlers. For this purpose, Mr. Sui Nue Prue Chowdhury, chairman of Sindukchari union was asked to be present at Sindukchari zone on 6 September 2009 while victim’s relatives were asked to be present at Guimara police station.
Post mortem of dead body was done at Khagrachari district hospital on 5 September 2009. Post mortem report is yet to be received. It is reported that wound was found at victim right ear. But it is suspected that victim was killed sinking in the water of hill stream. Police did not arrest any body so far.
On the night between 3-4 September 2009 one indigenous Tripura woman named Ponemala Tripura (50) w/o Bhibishan Tripura was allegedly killed at Sindukchari village of Sindukchari union under Mahalchari upazila (sub-district) in Khagrachari district. Her dead body was recovered from their Jum (traditional shifting cultivation) field of Sindukchari by the villagers in the morning on 4 September. Four Bengali settlers were suspected to have involved with this killing.
It is learnt that this year Ponemala Tripura and her husband Bhibishan Tripura have cultivated two jum farms for more earnings. Both Husband and wife stayed night separately to protect corps from wild animals at temporary jum houses. They usually worked at their jum farms and stayed separately at two jum farms on 3 September. On that day at dawn her husband Bhibishan Tripura called her but he (husband) did not receive any response from his wife (Ponemala) and went to the jum house where his wife was staying. But he did not found her there. Then Bhibishan suspected that something is wrong. Then and there he informed it to the local Tripura community people and they started searching jointly nearby jungle of jum farms and lastly they found her dead body at one kilo far from her jum field.
It is widely believed that she was kidnapped from her jum farm and murdered at the night (3-4 September 2009). This jum farm is two kilometer far from the locality (Tripura village). It is also learnt that she has land dispute with following settler’s leader namely-
1) Md. Afsar Gazi, s/o Hamid Gazi of Sindukchari,
2) Khairul Islam, s/o late Azgar Ali of Sindukchari,
3) Rustam Ali, s/o unknown of Sindukchari,
4) Noab Ali, s/o late Afsar Gazi of Sindukchari in Khagrachari district.
Several times they went there to grab the land of Ponemala. Local Tripura community people and police went to the spot for recovering her body.
Update on the killing of Ponemala Tripura
Source said that the incident of killing of Ponemala Tripura was committed allegedly by Bengali settlers namely Md. Afsar Gazi, Khairul Islam, Rustam Ali and Noab Ali, in order to occupy Ponemala Tripura’s land. Ponemala Tripura also applied for registration of this land.
It is learnt that the Bengali settlers first tried to occupy land of Ponemala Tripura in 2006. That time settlers failed to occupy due to stong role of CHT Regional Council and Civil Society. However, Bengali settlers destroyed huge orchard that planted by Ponemala Tripura on this land.
Again, Bengali settlers tried to occupy the land on 10 May 2009. That time, Bengali settlers make attack and again destroyed huge plantation. Even, they made new plantation. They threatened Ponemala Tripura and his husband to kill them if they deny to leave the land. Ponemala Tripura submitted written objection to Mr. Jatindra Lal Tripura, ruling MP from Khagrachari and also chairman of the Task Force on Rehabilitation of Returnee Jumma Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
Mr. Tripura forwarded this objection to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Mahalchari upazila (sub-district) Mr. Shariful Arif asking him to take necessary action on this case. However, UNO did not take any step against it.
It is allged that Ponemala Tripura became victimised due to neglience of UNO of Mahalchari upazila.
It is learnt that Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Guimara police station Mr. Rashed took signatures from four Tripura villagers namely Bhibishan Tripura (victim’s husband), Naba Mohan Tripura (victim’s son), Dohendra Tripura (villager elder) and Khanjoy Tripura (member of Sindukchari union) on a white paper when police went to spot for investigation. Police explained, during the taking signature, these singatires are nothing but just for witness that police went to spot for investigation. But it is alleged that with these signatures, OC of Guimara police station motivatedly filed a case under section 302 of Bangladesh panel code where OC did not mentioned names of the perpetrators of Bengali settlers. Rather only 5 unknown persons including four Bengalis and one Tripura were mentioned. In addition, mentioning of one Tripura is to make caes weak. But victim’s relatives did not believe that any Tripura could involve with this incident.
It is reported that military authorities of Sindukchari zone led by Lt. Colonel Kamrul of 32 Field Artilery and Guimara police station led by OC Rashed have been creating pressure on relatives including victim’s husband to make understanding with the Bengali settlers. For this purpose, Mr. Sui Nue Prue Chowdhury, chairman of Sindukchari union was asked to be present at Sindukchari zone on 6 September 2009 while victim’s relatives were asked to be present at Guimara police station.
Post mortem of dead body was done at Khagrachari district hospital on 5 September 2009. Post mortem report is yet to be received. It is reported that wound was found at victim right ear. But it is suspected that victim was killed sinking in the water of hill stream. Police did not arrest any body so far.
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