“In Sahibganj, tribal families are being entrapped by getting them into debt trap by giving loans of Rs 5000, which gradually end up with a debt of over Rs 50, 000 within a few months. In case of non-payment, Bangladeshis demand their daughters to marry them against the debt,” said Asha Lakra. They are also grabbing tribal land through donation deeds obtained from the notary, she added.Notably, under the Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Act, the tribals cannot sell their land to anyone, and hence, the intruders have found a new way to grab their land. The intruders get ‘Daan Patra’ (donation letters) from the tribals by preparing fake documents; they are made to donate their land and then illegal work is done on these lands.According to Lakra, the tribal family is also offered money against that. “Bangladeshis first marry tribal women and then they bring them into politics and hijack power to fulfill their selfish interests under the guise of making them village head. They obtain ration cards and Aadhar cards by occupying the tribal land which is a threat to the national security,” said the SC Commission member. In Santhal Pargana, there are many such small settlements or groups like ‘Jamaipada’ (Jamaitola) where Bangladeshi intruders have settled villages by marrying tribal girls, she added.“Moreover, if a Pahadia or tribal family has more land and property, then Bangladeshi intruders are entrapping their girls through ‘land-jihad’ by marrying the girls through love jihad,” said Lakra. In a latest example, Bangladeshis are grabbing the land of tribals in Bhojpur under Borio block of Sahibganj.According to Lakra, despite the implementation of the atrocity act, people from the ST community are not getting the expected support under the provisions. Moreover, when people from the ST community file atrocity act cases, the cases are not taken into cognizance by the administration, she said.
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