Youth stabbed to death over boundary dispute

A 21-year-old youth was stabbed to death and his brother-in-law seriously injured following a dispute over a house boundary in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali on Sunday night. 

The incident took place around 11:30 PM at Nadu Muhuri Bari in Karoitola village of Fultala area under Ward No. 6 of Hajipur Union.

The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Mona, younger son of Abdul Khalek Bulu, a resident of the house.

Local residents said, Bulu's family had been involved in a long-standing dispute over land and the boundary of their homestead with the family of Abul Kashem, who lives in the same neighbourhood.

Around 8:00 PM on Sunday, unidentified people broke the boundary pillars installed by Bulu's family, triggering an argument between the two families. They later returned to their respective homes.

Around 10:00 PM, Mona returned home with his brother-in-law Mamun and again got into an argument with members of Kashem's family. At one point, Fuad Islam, 24, Kashem's younger son, protested, leading to a scuffle with Mona. Local residents intervened and sent them home, but tensions between the two families continued.

Police said, that after being informed of the incident, Kashem's son Arman Hossain Rimon arrived at the house around 11:30PM with a knife, accompanied by Fuad and other family members. They went to the front of Bulu's house, where Mona was sitting near the entrance using his mobile phone.

At that point, Arman and Fuad allegedly attacked Mona, stabbing him repeatedly in the chest, abdomen and back. When Mamun rushed to save him, he was also stabbed in different parts of his body.

Local residents rescued the injured men and took them to Noakhali 250-bed General Hospital, where the attending physician declared Mona dead. Mamun was later referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.

Following news of Mona's death, agitated local residents attacked Kashem's house. Police rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control. Two people were detained in connection with the incident.

Begumganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Shamsuzzaman said, "police had visited the scene after receiving information about the incident. The body was kept at the morgue of Noakhali 250-bed General Hospital."

He said, "the law and order situation was currently normal and legal action would be taken once a complaint was filed."

-MR/MT