20 hurt in Magura clash

1 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Magura

At least 20 people were injured, seven of them seriously, in a clash between two rival groups of villagers at Mortojapur village in Sreepur upazila yesterday. Police and locals said, the clash occurred at around 1:30 pm. Supporters of two local leaders Abdul Hye Biswas and Abdur Rashid locked in an altercation over a trifle matter which turned into a fierce clash. Both the groups used lethal weapons. Police from Sreepur police station rushed to the spot, charged batons and dispersed the clashing groups. The critically injured are Abdul Hye Biswas, 50, and Ainal Biswas, 25. They were sent to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital while Mosharraf Hossain, 55, Nazrul Islam, 45, Fatema Khatun, 35, Rehana Khatun, 32, and Habibur Rahman, 21, admitted to Magura Sadar Hospital.