AL infighting leaves 8 injured in Benapole

At least eight people were injured as two factions of the local unit of Awami League (AL) clashed at Balunda village under Benapole Police Station yesterday evening.

Apurba Hasan, officer-in-charge of Benapole  Police Station, said the two groups, one led by Md Biswas and the other led by Aulia, had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area.

Supporters of both groups locked in an altercation over the issue at Balunda village around 12:30am. 

At one stage, they attacked each other, leaving at least eight people injured from both sides.

They vandalised and torched some houses and blasted around 15/20 crude bombs during the clash.

On information, law enforcers from Benapole  Police Station rushed to the spot and dispersed the clashing groups. They also recovered one rifle and five bombs from there.