A young man was stabbed to death in an attack by his rivals over a land-related dispute at Dakkhin Laxmipasha village in Baufal upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Firoz, 25, son of Hasan Hawladar of the village.Naresh Karmakar, officer-in-charge of Baugal Police Station, said Firoz and Ripon had been at loggerheads over the ownership of a piece of land.As a sequel to the enmity, Firoz had an altercation with Ripon over the issue around 11 am.At one stage, Khalil, a supporter of Ripon, stabbed Firoz indiscriminately, leaving him dead on the spot.Later, locals caught Khalil and Ripon after a hot chase at Naumala village while fleeing the scene and handed them over to police.Police recovered the body and sent it to Patuakhali Sadar hospital morgue. -UNB, Patuakhali
