Jackfruit auction clash claims four lives
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Four people were killed and at least 20 others injured Monday in a clash over the sale of a jackfruit donated by a mosque in Sunamganj's Shantiganj Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.
The clash in the Hasnabad village started around 11 am on Monday and lasted around an hour, said Abdul Basit Sujon, chairman of the local union council.
The dead have been identified as Nurul Haque, 45, Babul Miah, 50, and Shahjahan Mia, 55.
The injured are receiving treatment locally.
Five people have been detained from the scene, said Tariq Chowdhury, chief of Shantiganj Police Station. Police have been deployed to the village to maintain the peace.
Sujon said that there was an ongoing rivalry between two groups in the village over dominance. They had clashed previously and filed cases against each other as well.