Clash over capture of water body, 15 injured

At least 15 people, including six bullet-hit, were injured in a clash between two groups of ruling party men over capture of a waterbody at Bhatikoya village in Sujanagar upazila on Sunday evening.

Meanwhile, soon after the incident police detained five people from the village for their alleged involvement in the incident.

Officer in Charge of Aminpur Police Station Mozammel Haque quoted villagers as saying that there had been a long-standing rivalry between two groups-one led by local Awami League (AL) leader Khairul Islam Master and the other by Raninagar Union unit Jubo League President Shahinur Rahman Shahin over taking possession of a disputed waterbody in the village.

The clash ensued between the two rival groups when Shahin's men went to catch fish in the waterbody on Sunday afternoon and Khairul's followers opposed them.

As a sequel to the conflict, the two groups, equipped with lethal weapons, locked in a clash and traded gunshots between them in the evening that left at least 15 people, including six bullet-hit, from both sides injured, the OC said.

On information, a police team went to the spot and arrested five people from there, he said, adding that a tense situation is prevailing in the area.