Four injured in attack

8 November 2009, 17:00 PM

Unb, Narayanganj

Four members of a family were injured in an attack by their rivals in Naynabad area of Araihazar upazila on Saturday. Locals said, there was a longstanding dispute between Abdul Aziz Mia and Yaqub Ali of the village over ownership of a pond. They said, when Yakub Ali along with his supporters went to take possession of the disputed pond at about 6am, Aziz Mia along with his family members tried to resist them. At one stage, Yakub and his men beat up Aziz and his three family members mercilessly leaving them seriously injured. Injured Aziz, 35, his mother Nurjahan, 65, wife Joynab, 22, and brother Halim, 30, were rushed to the upazila health complex. A case was filed in this connection.