20 hurt in clash,14 arrested
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups over formation of a school managing committee at Hiron village in Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj on Sunday.
Police arrested 14 people in connection with the incident.
Locals said there was a longstanding conflict between Munshi family of Uttarpara and Fakir family of Dakkhinpara at the village over establishing supremacy in the area.
Supporters of the two rival groups engaged in an altercation over formation of the managing committee of Hiron Pinchopolli School on Sunday night.
At one stage, they attacked each other with lethal weapons, leaving at least 20 people from both sides injured. Of them, two were admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in critical condition.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, said Office-in-Charge of Kotalipara Police Station Md Kamrul Faruk.
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