Land Dispute: Man killed by younger brother

A man was killed by his younger brother allegedly over a land related dispute at Devidaspur village in Manirampur upazila of Jashore yesterday.

The deceased, Maqbul Ghazi, 37, was son of Mokhed Gazi of the village.

Deceased’s mother Nasiron Begum said there had been a longstanding dispute between her two sons Maqbul and Mofizar Gazi over a piece of land.

The incident occurred when Mofizar swooped on his elder brother Maqbul with a sharp weapon while the latter was sitting in front of his fertilizer shop yesterday noon and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him severely injured.

Neighbours rescued injured Maqbul and took him to Manirampur Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead.

Dr Anuram Kumar Basu of the health complex said Maqbul died long before he was taken to the hospital.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Manirampur Circle) Rakib Hossain said police recovered the body and sent it to Jashore General Hospital for autopsy.

They were conducting drives to arrest Mofizar, he said, adding that a case was filed with Manirampur Police Station in this regard.