28 NOW 71 30 NOW 71 05 Dec 71 05 Dec 71 07 Dec 71 08 Dec 71 O9 Dec 71 10 Dec 71 || Dec 71 2000 hrs Barachatal Darbost Barachatal Birdol Kanaighat kanaighat Darbost Haripur Hemu Chiknagul 276 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : দশম খন্ড on 25 Nov 71. En reported to be reinforced at Kangli Ghat. Own tps str of a coy rieged the barachatal and Darbast road the only route of Kanaighat. En tried to repulse us but failed. En shelled with arty but on cas on our side. 2 Razakars so far captured. About a coy Pak regular tps which were brought to counterattack our Bengal Regt but were compelled to retreat sustaining hy cas. About 300 Razakars gathered at Kanaighat. 2 own al placed at area uttar Lakshmi Prasad to stop en movement on the road along with the river side. En tps attacked own posm covering the arty shelling Own tps changed posm to Naya Gram about 3 miles from kanaighat. En reinforced one coy of regular forces and Razakars. There was an encounter with en at birdol near Kanaighat while a plotr of MF were on patrol duty there. Cas nil. Own tps strengtened the defall rounds. Own tps with allied tps are in advance towards Darbost liberating kanaighat on 04 Dec. 71. Own tps with allied tps attacked the en posn at Darbost. Inspite of hy en resistance by the arty and other by gun, own tps easily occupied Darbost inflictiong hycas on en side. Col Dutta and Major Rab orgainsed the attack. One allied offr (Capt) killed in the attack and three MF received serious injury. About 20 Razakars surrendered to the liberation armyh. En took alternative posn at Haripur ppl. en used 3 arty guns. Own tps with allied tps adv towards Haripur and took posin near ppl. En destroyed ne bridge at Hemu. En being surrendered by the liberation army in all respect. Due to the hy pressure from all flanks to the en at Hemu exchange of fire from bothe sides continued till mornig. 2 en bombs fell on our posn resulting 9 MF killed on the spot. Dead body could not be collected. One local pious man was given Rs. 200/00 to burry the shaheed. En have been driven our from the pl. Lt Col Dutta left towards Chiknagul with 500 MF/FF and took def posin there.
