Elderly man dies during scuffle over land dispute

A 70-year-old man died during a scuffle with his "rivals", over a land dispute in port city's Halishahar area yesterday morning. 

The deceased is Arun Kumar Shil, a resident of the area.

Deputy Commissioner (DC, West) Faruk-ul-Haque of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) said the incident took place around 10am.

DC Faruk said Arun's son-in-law Palash Shil had a long-standing rivalry with his neighbours over a piece of land, and both groups have filed several cases in this regard.

On Tuesday, a court framed charges in a case filed by Palash against his neighbours, accusing one Sadhan Shil and his supporters.

Yesterday, a scuffle broke out between the two groups, during which Arun fell unconscious and was later rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where on-duty doctors declared him dead.

After the incident, police detained two in this connection.

"During inquest report, police didn't find any visible injury mark on the victim's body, which was sent to CMCH morgue for autopsy," added the DC.

Process of filing a case was underway.