Villagers clash for control of new land mass: 20 hurt
At least 20 people including four policemen were injured during a fierce clash between people of two villages over taking control of a newly emerged land mass at Charvatera village in Daudkandi upazila on Friday noon.
Police said residents of Chengrakandi village of Daudkandi upazila and Charvatera village of Meghna upazila were at loggerheads over taking control of the land for long.
Daudkandi upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and officers-in-charge (OC) of both police stations at a meeting with the feuding groups on Friday morning decided to settle the dispute on Sunday.
But at noon, the musclemen of Mohiuddin of Charkathalia village of Meghna uapzila and Shahjalal of Chengrakandi village of Daudkandi upazila equipped with lethal weapons attacked each other leaving 20 people including four policemen injured. Some 10 houses were also ransacked by the feuding groups.
The injured were rushed to different hospitals and clinics.
Another report from Pabna adds: At least 15 people were injured as villagers and police clashed at Arambaria village in Ishwardi upazila on Friday.
Police said the villagers caught Muktar Hossain, 23, suspecting him a human trafficker and gave him a good beating.
When police rushed to the spot to rescue Muktar, villagers attacked them. A scuffle between police and villagers left 15 villagers injured. Villagers claimed that police at one stage opened fire on them leaving two young men -Ripon and Masum - injured.
Ripon was later sent to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital in critical condition while others were admitted to upazila health complex and clinics.
Outraged by the police firing, agitated villagers blockaded the Pabna-Lalpur road and vandalised 10/15 vehicles. Later, police cleared the barricade and restored traffic movement.
Ishwardi police station OC Shamiul Alam, however, claimed that none was hit by bullet. He said police fired only once to bring the situation under control.
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