A man died after being allegedly beaten by his cousin on Saturday regarding a dispute over land in Kolar Doyaniya area of Nazirpur upazila in Pirojpur.
Former member of Kolar Doyania Union Parishad Abdur Razzak said the deceased Zakir Hossain, 35, had built a house in North Kolar Doyania area which his cousin Rafiq had demolished five months ago. A case was pending in the court in this connection.
On Saturday, around 8am, Rafiq went to pluck a coconut from a tree situated on Zakir’s land. When Zakir’s wife Yasmin stopped him, Rafiq and his associates started swearing at her.
When Zakir arrived at the scene, and tried to stop Rafiq and his associates, they started beating the couple.
Severely injured, the duo was admitted to Barisal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, where Zakir died around 9pm.
Abdur Razzak said Rafiq had claimed that the land belonged to his mother.
Nazirpur police station Officer-in-Charge Mostafizur Rahman said the filing of a case in this connection was underway.