Farmer shot dead in Kishoreganj
A farmer was shot dead and his nephew sustained bullet injuries in an attack allegedly by his cousins in Kishoreganj’s Nikli upazila on Sunday.
The deceased was Khokon Mia, 42, son of Monsur Ali Dayal of Bhati Bhoratia village in the upazila.
Quoting family members, Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of Nikli Police Station Shamsul Alam Siddiquee said there was a longstanding conflict between Khokon Mia and his cousin Abu Taher over a piece of disputed land.
Around 6:30pm on Sunday, Taher and his neighbour Khokon engaged in an altercation over grazing of the latter’s cow near Taher’s house.
At one stage of altercation, Taher’s brother Jasim Uddin allegedly shot Khokon dead.
At the time, Khokon’s nephew Afzal Hossain, 22, who rushed to the spot to save Khokon, also sustained bullet wounds in both legs, said the OC, adding that the injured was admitted to Kishoreganj General Hospital.
The victim’s brother Ratan Mia filed a case, accusing 23 people. Of the accused, eight were arrested, but prime suspect Taher is still at large.
The arrestees were being interrogated at the police station as of filing this report around 6:00pm yesterday.
Meanwhile, police are yet to recover the pipe gun used in the killing.
The body was sent to Kishoreganj General Hospital for autopsy.
Additional police personnel have been deployed in the area to avert any further trouble.
The law enforcers are raiding different areas to arrest rest of the accused, said the police official.
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