Land issue: Woman, Father assaulted in Ullal

Mangalore, June 15: A case of a woman being assaulted in connection with a land issue came to light in Ullal on Friday.

Trouble began when a certain Qasim accused Muhammad Haji and his four brothers of encroaching on land belonging to him near Ullal Dargah which resulted in some heated verbal exchanges between the two parties. The matter got worse and Mr. Qasim along with her daughter Ramlath are said to have been assualted by the four brothers.

The father daughter duo is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Thokkottu.

Ms. Ramlath's brother Nizam has alleged that Hamza, Yahya, Farooq and Abraam, all brothers of Muhammad Haji, dragged her to assault her. When Mr. Qasim tried to intervene, his hand was attacked with a sword. Ramlath was also attacked with a knife, he has alleged.

Mr. Nizam has said that Muhammad Haji wanted to incorporate their land with his lodge property that lies right adjacent and was pressurising them to sell the same to him. Since Mr. Qasim did not agree to give away his land, Haji has been giving constant troubles and now has resorted to sword attacks, Mr. Nizam has alleged.

Interestingly, no case has been registered yet. Mr. Nizam said he had approached the Ullal Dargah Administrative Committee with the complaint of the assault on Mr. Qasim and Ms. Ramlath but said he was sent back by the Dargah authorities stating that it was his personal matter.