Miscreants cut down 200 aubergine plants and garlic crops on 10 percent of a farmer’s land in Char Etmamapur village, Jaduboyra Union, Kushtia. They also reportedly stole a submersible pump worth around Tk 18,000. The incident occurred Thursday night.

The affected farmer, Abdul Latif Laifa Biswas (61), a former vice president of the Union Awami League, discovered the damage on Friday morning. His farmland along the banks of the Gorai River is cultivated with banana, eggplant, onion, garlic, and other crops.

On inspection, hundreds of eggplant plants were found cut and shredded, while garlic seedlings on a neighboring plot were also destroyed. The irrigation pump was missing, and electrical wires were damaged. Local farmers rushed to the site after hearing the news.

Latif said the destroyed crops would have yielded 50–60 maunds of eggplant and around seven maunds of garlic. He spent about Tk 10,000 on seedlings and cultivation, and the stolen submersible pump cost Tk 18,000, bringing his total loss to nearly Tk 100,000. He could not identify the perpetrators.

An unnamed local farmer said the incident has left the community fearful, suggesting outsiders may have targeted the fields to disrupt local peace.

Jaduboyra Union Parishad Chairman Mizanur Rahman described the attack as extremely heinous and advised the farmer to seek police assistance.

Kushtia Police Inspector (Investigation) Amirul Islam said legal action would be taken once a written complaint is filed.