Villagers’ clash leaves 1 killed, 18 injured

An elderly man was killed and at least 18 others were injured when two rival groups clashed in Kosba upazila yesterday allegedly centring a feud over a murder case filed four years back.

The deceased, Foyez Bhuiyan, 58, was a resident of Nimbari village under Mulgram union.

Quoting locals, police said a murder case was filed with Kosba Police Station against some people belonging to Kabila community for killing one Rois Miah of Pandu community in 2017.

Recently, the accused in the case came out jail after securing bail and have been threatening people of the Pandu community to withdraw the case.

As a sequel, both the groups, equipped with sharp weapons, locked in a fierce clash yesterday morning.

The clash left Foyez, who sustained severe stab injuries during the clash, died on the spot and 18 others from both sides injured, Additional Superintendent of Police (Kosba-Akaura Circle) Nahid Hasan said.

Of the injured, Foyez Miah and Rimon are undergoing treatment at Brahmanbaria General Hospital while the rest took primary treatment at Kosba Upazila Health Complex.