A youth was beaten to death allegedly by his neighbours at Kallyani village in Sadar upazila yesterday.
The deceased was Shohel Rana, 28, son of Aminul Islam.
Golam Mostofa, sub-inspector of Sadar police station, said a cow owned by Babul Mian, a neighour of Shohel entered the kitchen garden of Amiul and damaged few vegetable plants.
Aminul and his friends went to the house of Babul and informed the incident to him. At one stage, the people from the both side got locked into altercation. Later, Babul and 20 others of his relatives beat up Shohel and his friends, leaving Shohel critically injured. They also vandalized 15 houses of his relatives and looted valuables.
Loclas rescued Shohel and admitted to Bogra Mohammad Ali Medical College and Hospital where died.
At the news of the death, people of Shohel attacked the house of Babul and his men.
On information, police went to the spot and brought the situation under control. A case was filed in this connection.
