More than 100 hurt in B'baria clash
At least 100 people, including seven police personnel, were injured as inhabitants of two villages in Sarail upazila clashed for nearly six hours yesterday.
Five houses were torched and police detained 23 villagers during the clash that broke out around 7:30am, said Ali Ashraf, officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station.
He said a scuffle between Mujibur Rahman of Surjakandi village and Parvez Mia of Noagaon village that took place over a trivial matter on Saturday noon led to the clash yesterday.
Following the brawl, the people of the two villages were locked in a clash around 8:00pm that day in which 20 people were injured.
The villagers swooped on each other with sticks and sharp weapons again on yesterday morning, leaving over 100 injured, said the OC.
Later, Sarail police went to the spot and tried to calm the villages but failed. Seven of the law enforcers were hurt at that time, reports our correspondent.
The situation was brought under control around 1:30pm after a team of Rab and Detective Branch of police went to the spot and fired tear shells, said the OC.
The injured were being treated at Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital and Sarail Upazila Health Complex.
Additional law enforcers have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble.
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