At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over lifting sand in Shailkupa upazila on Thursday. Twelve of the injured were admitted to Sadar Hospital and Shailkupa Upazila Heath Complex.
Officer-in-charge of Shailkupa Police Station Monir Uddin Mollah said a local man, Momin Joarder, took part of a char land of the Kali River on lease for extracting sand.As Akram Sheikh of Harra village attempted to lift sand from the same area forcibly, Momin’s men resisted them.
As a sequel to that, both groups equipped with firearms and sharp weapons attacked each other, leaving the 20 people injured from both sides.
police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. – UNB
