24 sued for killing three siblings in Noakhali

Twenty-four people have been sued on charge of killing three siblings in Sonaimuri upazila of the district on Sunday.

Morshed Alam, younger brother of the victims, filed the case with  Sonaimuri Police Station on Monday night.

Office-in-Charge (OC) Md Kazi Haniful Islam Bhuiyan yesterday confirmed the filing of the case, but he did not disclose the names of the accused.

None of the accused was arrested as of 6:00pm yesterday. Contacted, OC Haniful Islam said law enforcers have already launched a drive to arrest the accused in the case.

The three siblings--Kamal 36, Harun, 32, and Babul, 27--were hacked to death over a land dispute at Kazianagar village in the upazila on Sunday.

Police quoted locals as saying that the incident took place around 2:00pm when the three and one Golam Mawla along with his group were watching a football match at a local playground.

Suddenly, a brawl over a disputed piece of land broke out there, said Nurul Amin Swapan, chairman of Nateshwar Union Parishad, quoting witnesses.

 At one stage, Mawla along with his men stabbed the three brothers repeatedly with sharp weapons.

Kamal died on the spot while Harun and Babul were critically wounded, said Swapan. They were declared dead after being rushed to Noakhali Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College Hospital.