Teenager shot dead in fierce clash in Faridpur
Friday, 5 October 2018
A teenage boy was shot dead and five other people were injured in a clash between two rival groups that took place at Faridpur’s Boalmari upazila on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Syed Nazim Ali, aged 17.
According to Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Boalmari Police Station, there had been a long disputed issue between the chairman of the upazila and a former UP member over land control of the region.
As a sequel to the enmity, an altercation ensued between the supporters of two groups at around 8:00 am in Joypasha village.
The fierce clash left Nazim Ali dead on the spot, according to UNB.
On information, police went to the spot and brought the situation under control.