2 killed in Sylhet clashes over land
Two persons were killed and 20 others injured in separate clashes over land disputes in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet and in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj district yesterday.
One of the injured persons--Mokoddos Miah--was admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Police arrested three persons after the clash in Jagonnathpur.
Ripon Miah, 25, died on the spot in the clash centring construction of a structure on a disputed land at Ikorchhoi in Jagonnathpur municipal area.
Fifteen others belonging to both the factions were injured in the clash.
Rest of the injured were taken to the upazila health complex.
One Azizur Rahman filed a case with the Jagannathpur police station in this connection.
Police sent the body of Ripon to Sunamganj morgue for autopsy.
In the other incident, one Suruj Ali, 50, died on the spot at Manikkona village in Fenchuganj. The clash took place over demarcation of boundary of house.
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