Two people were killed and 15 other injured in a fierce clash that took place between two groups of villagers at Kalikapur village, Banchharampur upazila, Brahmanbaria yesterday morning.
Officer-in-Charge of Banchharampur police station Angshu Kuman Dev told the Dhaka Tribune that an altercation took place between relatives of Abdus Salam and Anu Mia over playing music on a louderspeaker on the occasion of marriage ceremony of latter’s son on Saturday night. A case was also filed in this connection yesterday morning.
As a sequel to the altercation, the supporters of Lal Mia swooped on the house of Abdus Salam, 65, and beat him up mercilessly around 11am yesterday, leaving him critically injured.
Salam was rushed to Homna Upazila Health Complex in Comilla where doctors declared him dead.
In retaliation, the supporters of Abdus Salam stabbed Lal Mia, 50, a supporter of Anu Mia, leaving him dead.
The deaths triggered a clash between the rival groups, leaving 15 people injured from both sides. Later, police brought the situation under control.