11 injured in clash over temple land
At least 11 people, including six women, were injured in a clash between two rival groups over a disputed temple’s land at Mathabhanga village in Charbhadrasan upazila on Saturday.
Locals said there was a longstanding conflict between Sunil Mandal, president of Mathabhanga Durga Temple Committee, and Haripado Mandal, cashier of the committee, over ownership of the land.
The temple was built on three decimals of land at the village in 2005. Sunil sold his eight bighas of land, including the temple’s land, to one Kabir Mollah of the same village last year.
Sunil went to remove the temple from the land on Saturday afternoon. At the time, the supporters of Sunil and Haripado locked in a clash with lethal weapons, leaving at least 11 people from both sides injured. The injured were taken to the upazila health complex.
Contacted, Sunil said he sold his land where the temple was built.
Haripado said “I gave three decimals of land to the temple last year, but Sunil sold it to a local resident.”
Md Harun-ur-Rashid, officer in charge of Charbhadrasan Police Station, said on information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
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