A woman was killed during a clash between two groups of villagers over the ownership of a piece of land at Burungi, Saghata upazila, Gaibandha yesterday.
Quoting locals, police said there had been a long-standing dispute between Afzal Mistri, husband of deceased Parul Begum, and Nurul Islam over a piece of land.
In the morning, Nurul Islam and Afzal Mistri locked into an altercation over the issue. At one stage of the altercation, supporters of Nurul swooped on Afzal with sharp weapons. The attackers hacked Parul indiscriminately when she tried to save her husband from the attack, leaving her dead on the spot. Critically injured Afzal was taken to Saghata Upazila Health Complex. A case was filed.
Officer-in-Charge of Saghata police station Rafiqul Islam said police could not arrest attackers as they had gone into hiding after the death of the woman.
