Nine people, a school teacher among them, were injured in an attack by a rival group in Daulatpur, Kushtia, over a goat that was secretly taken and slaughtered for food and a long-running feud.
The attack took place at around 8am on Sunday (November 1) in Begunbaria village of Hoglabaria union in the upazila.
The injured include Tariq, Manik, Atik, Tarun and Arun, nine people in all. Five of them were admitted to Kushtia Medical College Hospital. Manik’s condition is said to be critical.
According to police and local sources, the two sides had been at odds for a long time over an old feud. Tension rose again recently over a missing goat. On Sunday morning 15 to 20 people from the rival side, led by Kabir Hossain and including Kamal, Tofazzal and Liton, attacked with local weapons, and the two sides clashed. Nine people from both sides were injured.
Atik, one of the injured, said: “We had an old feud with the attackers. Recently they secretly took one of our goats, slaughtered it and ate it. When this came out, a new dispute began with us. On Sunday morning a group led by Kabir Hossain suddenly attacked us. We want a fair trial and exemplary punishment for the attackers.”
Khaledur Rahman, officer in charge of Daulatpur police station, said police were sent to the scene on receiving the news and the situation is now under control. Legal action will be taken after an investigation if a written complaint is received, he said.
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