Two killed in clashes over debt payment
Two people were shot dead and 15 others injured as two groups clashed over a financial loan in Kishoreganj’s Bajitpur upazila yesterday.
The dead were Sharif Mia, 35, and his paternal cousin Forkan Ali, 29, both residents of Shyampur village.
Sharif was the younger brother of Bakkar Mia, a member of Maijchar Union Parishad, who had a rivalry with Faruq Mia. Faruq lived in the same village as Bakkar.
Bakkar was the guarantor of a loan Faruq took from another villager. Bakkar put pressure on Faruq to pay the money back but Faruq kept refusing to, said Officer-in-Charge of Bajitpur Police Station Md Khalilur Rahman Patwary.
The two had an altercation over the matter on Tuesday night, the OC said.
The next morning, another altercation between the two led to a fight and, at one point, Faruq opened fire from a gun, he added.
On information, a police team rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
During the clash, at least 17 people were injured, seven of them with bullets.
Forkan Ali died on the spot while Sharif Mia succumbed to his injuries at Jahurul Islam Medical College Hospital in Bajitpur. The two suffered bullet wounds in the chest and face, the OC said.
Police sent the bodies to Kishoreganj General Hospital for autopsy.
Faruq went into hiding after the clash, according to police.
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