A man in Satkania upazila’s Khagoria union of Chittagong district yesterday killed his brother and nephew over a land dispute.
The deceased were Md Idris, 65, and his son Khalek, 20, said police sources.
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Fazlul Haque of Satkania police station said: “An altercation was erupted between Idris and his brother Safiqul Islam Bachu over a land dispute in the evening triggering a clash between the siblings.”
“Later, the family members of the both got locked into the chaos while Bachu opened fires on Idris and Khalek from a licensed firearm leaving them dead on the spot”, said ASI Fazlul.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) morgue for autopsy.
The police were trying to arrest Safiqul, said the ASI.