One killed in Sherpur, 15 injured in Bagerhat
A man was killed in Sherpur yesterday while 15 others were injured in Bagerhat on Friday as rival groups clashed over disputed land in the two districts.
A man was beaten to death allegedly by his rival group in a land dispute at Polashia village in Sadar upazila of Sherpur yesterday morning, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified as Masud Mia, 30, son of Momor Uddin of the village.
Police quoting family sources said, Masud bought a plot of 15 decimal land in Mashati area of the village a few days back.
Failing to buy the land his rival Rasul Mahmud and his brother Ruhul Amin took the possession of land forcibly.
As a sequel to the incident, when Mahmud and his brother along with their supporters went to plant aman seedlings on their one acre land, Masud and his men tried to resist them.
At this, Mahmud and his men, equipped with lethal weapons and sticks, attacked and beat up Masud mercilessly leaving him dead on the spot at about 9:30am.
In Bagerhat, at least 15 people were injured in a fierce clash between two rival groups over erecting a structure on a disputed land at Aruaborni village in Chitalmari upazila on Friday.
Police quoting local people said, there was a longstanding enmity between Munshi Sultan Ahmed and Humayun Kabir Majhi over the ownership of a piece of land.
They said, an altercation ensued when Humayun along with his supporters went to build a house on the disputed land in the afternoon.
Later, both the groups, equipped with lethal weapons, brickbats and sticks, attacked each other, leaving 15 people injured from both sides.
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