Elderly man killed over land dispute in Natore

NATORE, Nov 06 (UNB): A 70-year-old man was killed allegedly by his nephews over a disputed piece of land in Singra upazila of Natore district on Wednesday.

The deceased was Arshab Ali, a resident of Choupu-kudia village under the upazila.

Locals said that there had long been a dispute between the families over the ownership of a piece of land.

In the morning, members of both families got locked into an argument and at one stage nephews Yousuf and Ahsan beat up Arshab with sticks, leaving him critically injured.

Locals rushed him to Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared him dead upon arrival.