Clash leaves 20 injured in Faridpur , houses torched

Bangla Press Desk:  Twenty people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Mayendia Bazar in Faridpur district on Saturday.

Mahmudul Hasan, assistant superintendent of (Saltha-Nagarkanda) circle, said Mannan Matubbar, chairman of Poromeshwari union in Boalmari upazila and Tulu Mia-Zihad Mia of Saltha upazila had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area.

As a sequel to the enmity, an altercation ensued between the supporters of both groups at Mayendia Bazar in the middle of Saltha and Boalmari upazilas around 10 am.

At one stage, both groups equipped with lethal weapons attacked each other, leaving 20 people injured.

A number of houses were vandalised and set on fire during the clash.

On information, police and army personnel rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

Police also arrested some people along with locally made weapons, said police. Source: daily Sun

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