2 killed over land disputes in Mymensingh, Joypurhat

Two people were killed over land disputes in Mymensingh and Joypurhat districts yesterday and the day before.

Our Mymensingh correspondent reported that a physically challenged man was killed by his younger brother over a land dispute at Borjhora village under Iswarganj upazial of the district yesterday afternoon.

The victim was identified as Abul Hashem, 55, son of late Abal Hossain of the village.

Quoting the victim's family members, police said there had been a longstanding dispute between Abul Hashem and his younger brother Ahmed Ali over a piece of land.

Ahmed locked in an altercation with Hashem over the issue at around 3:00pm. At one stage, Ahmed punched Hashem several times, leaving him dead on the spot.

On information, police rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, said Md Badrul Alam Khan, officer-in-charge of Iswarganj Police Station.

In Joypurhat, a woman was allegedly beaten to death in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat on Tuesday over a land-related dispute, reports our Dinajpur correspondent.

The deceased was identified as Monwara Begum, 50, wife of late Shamsuddin of Bakila village under the upazila. Her son Monsur Ahmed , 20, was injured when he tried to save his mother.

Panchbibi police, quoting witnesses, said Ismail Hossain, neighbour of Monwara, was erecting a fence on her land on the day, claiming the land as his own. Seeing that, Monwara protested and asked Ismail to stop erecting the fence on the land.

Following an altercation over the issue, family members of Ismail beat up Monwara and her son Monsur with sticks. Monwara died on the spot while her son sustained injuries.

Locals admitted Monsur to Panchbibi Upazila Health Complex. Later, doctors shifted him to Joypurhat Modern Hospital as his condition worsened.

Being informed, police recovered Monwara's body and sent it to Joypurhat Modern Hospital for autopsy.     

Ismail and his family members had gone into hiding, said Kiran Roy, inspector (Investigation) of Panchbibi Police Station.