Man killed over land dispute in Rajshahi

A man succumbed to his injuries in Rajshahi yesterday, three days after he was beaten by his rivals over a land dispute, said police.

Sohel Rana (35) died with head injury while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in the early hours, said Belpukur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Alamgir Hossain.

The deceased was an assistant teacher of Domadi Government Primary School in Puthia upazila, he said.

On Friday morning, a group of people, who had been disputing with Sohel Rana's family for several months over land, beat him up with sticks, police said quoting family members.

Police said Sohel's father Abdus Sobhan, a freedom fighter, bought 15 kathas of land at Mahendra Bazar in the late 1990s. One Tajul Islam of the area rented 0.5 decimal of the land in 2019. Three months later, Tajul and his family started claiming its ownership.

The OC said they tried in vain several times to settle the matter during arbitration. On Friday, they sat again and at one stage, Tajul and his men beat Sohel Rana. They fled when Sohel fell onto the ground.

Abdus Sobhan filed a case accusing Tajul and seven others for beating his son, the OC said, adding that the case was recorded as a murder case yesterday after the teacher's death.

Police arrested Tajul's brother Mazedul Islam in connection with the incident.