Woman killed over land dispute

A woman was killed by her relatives over a land dispute at Duboil village in Gomostapur upazila of the district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Morjina Begum, 45, wife of Mohammad Zoram. Police said Zoram had a long standing dispute with his brothers Ali, Erfan and Bodiuzzaman over the ownership of a piece of land. They picked up a quarrel over the issue at around 7:30pm on Tuesday. At one stage, Zoram's brothers beat up his wife Morjina, leaving her seriously injured. She was rushed to Gomostapur Upazila Health Complex where she succumbed to her injuries at around 11:30pm. Police recovered the body yesterday morning and sent it to Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. Zoram filed a murder case against his three brothers and two nephews --Manik and Liton --with Gomostapur Police Station yesterday. Police arrested Ali while the rest had gone into hiding.