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4 killed as villagers clash in Rangpur
[Bangla Daily Star] Four people were killed and 16 others injured as a band of armed men launched an attack on their rival group over the control of a pond at Chatrar Mayagari village of Peerganj in Rangpur in the early hours of Monday.The dead were identified as Saiful, 30, son of late Moyezuddin, Rezwan, 30, son of Abdus Samad, Quddus, 55, son of Kafil Uddin, and Nazrul, 30, son of Yusuf Miah. All of them hailed from Mayagari Satgara village. Saiful died on the spot while the rest at Rangpur Medical College Hospital yesterday morning. The rivalry over the ownership of Harin Singh Dighi has been going on for a long time. The feuding groups are known as 24-party comprised of 24 families and 100-party of 100 families, locals said. Police and witnesses said, the members of 24-party led by Dula Miah and Abdur Rahman armed with sticks, machete, axe and other sharp weapons allegedly attacked Mayagari Satgara village at around 3 am. Emdad Hossain and Golam Master, president and general secretary of the 100-party, said when the people of their group were sleeping at night the armed miscreants of the 24-party swooped on them. President of the 24-party Dula Miah said as members of his organisation went to fish in the Harin Singh Dighi at night armed people of the rival group attacked them. He refused to make further comment. Posted by: Fred 2009-04-07 |
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