– Shabana Javed
Kolkata, Jan. 10: A unique property dispute over claim on a cemetery has emerged here. Two influential families are complaining about their claim on a graveyard.
One of the claimants is the family of Late Justice Altamas Kabir. The other family belongs to late dentist R. Ahmed.
On Saturday, there was a ‘Talk to Mayor’ program at the Municipal Hall. Mayor Firhad Hakim received a call there. A female voice on the phone claimed to be Zarina Alia, R. Ahmed’s granddaughter. Claiming to be a doctor, she complained that there is a grave in the Gobra-2 cemetery (Gobra Muslim Kabristan 2) of Park Circus, which R. Ahmed’s family has the right to. But it is ‘occupied’ by Altamas Kabir’s family. The woman demanded that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) immediately open the name plaque on the grave and make arrangements to put the name plaque of their family. The mayor assured the complainant to look into the matter.
Then, Firhad discussed the matter with the officials. The mayor said, “I will go to the cemetery myself and check the situation.”
According to the municipal sources, the mayor has learned that the dispute between the two families over the grave has been going on for a long time, so KMC wants to take careful action on the matter. That is why the mayor has asked for time till January end to check what documents are there in KMC regarding the grave.
Currently, there is a plaque with the name of a woman named Aloara Khatun in front of that grave. It is known that she was a relative of Altamas Kabir’s wife.
Besides going to the Gobra-2 cemetery and checking all the documents, the mayor promised to talk to the members of the two families. However, it won’t be very easy for the Corporation to resolve the issue as both families hold special positions in the city. Let’s see how the Kolkata Corporation solves this problem.
