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20 injured by harpoons in attack at a char village

September 23, 2007 00:00:00


NARSINGDI, Sept 22 (UNB): About 20 people were injured by harpoons in an attack by their rival group at char village Nekjanpur in Sadar Upazila early Saturday.
The police said the supporters of Alokkali UP chairman Abdur Razzak Sarker's men launched an attack on the house of rival group leader Bachhu Miah at about 5.00am over establishing supremacy in the area.
Twenty people of Bachchu Miah sustained harpoon-injuries during the sudden attack.
The attackers also ransacked six houses of their rival group and looted valuables worth over Tk .20 million. One cow and two goats were killed during the harpoon attack.
Of the injured, Ibrahim Miah has been sent to Dhaka Medical Collage Hospital in critical condition.
The other injured persons were admitted to the district Sadar Hospital.

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