AL infighting leaves one dead, 2 injured

A man was killed and two others were injured as two groups of local Awami League (AL) clashed at Panchghariyakandi village under Munshiganj Sadar upazila on Saturday night.

The deceased is Mohammad Jony, 17, son of Monir Hossain, and the injured are Manik Sarkar, 30, and Saiyed Hossain Kalu, 31.

Two groups of AL activists, led by Oaheduzzaman Babul and Jakir Hossain, clashed at around 11:30pm on Saturday, said Biplob Bijoy Talukdar, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Munshiganj, at a press briefing in his office.

Babul, treasurer of Munshiganj Sadar unit of AL, lost to Jakir in the municipality polls held in December, 2015. They contested the polls for the post of commissioner for Ward No 9 of Munshiganj municipality, he added.

Locals said the clash might have taken place as a sequel to Babul's defeat in the election.

Three people, including Jony, were severely injured when Babul and his men allegedly opened fire during the clash. The injured were taken to Munshiganj General Hospital where doctors declared Jony dead, the SP said, adding that the injured were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Police arrested three men, including Babul, and seized three pistols, five magazines, and 23 bullets.