Youth stabbed to death over land dispute in Noakhali

Noakhali: A young man named Shahidul Islam Mona (22) was stabbed to death in Begumganj upazila following a dispute over land. His brother-in-law, Md Mamun (38), was seriously injured in the incident.

The incident took place at around 11:30 pm on Sunday (8 November) at the Nadu Mahuri house in Karaitola village, Fultala area, Ward No. 6 of Hajipur union in the upazila.

The deceased, Shahidul Islam Mona, was the youngest son of Abdul Khalek Bulu of Bepari house. The injured Mamun has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.

According to police and local sources, there had been a long-standing dispute between the family of Abul Kashem of the same house and the family of Abdul Khalek Bulu over the boundary of the house and land.

At around 9 pm on Sunday, someone broke the boundary pillar put up by Bulu's family. This led to an argument between the two families. At one point, both sides went back to their own homes.

At around 11 pm, Mona returned home with his brother-in-law Mamun and again got into an argument with members of Abul Kashem's family. At that time, Abul Kashem's younger son Fuad Islam (24) protested, and a scuffle broke out between him and Mona. Local people intervened and sent them home. But tension between the two sides continued.

Police said that when the matter was reported to Abul Kashem's son Arman Hossain Rimon, he came home at around 11:30 pm with a knife and, along with his brother Fuad and other family members, went in front of Bulu's house.

At that time, Mona was sitting in front of the door of the house using his mobile phone. Arman and Fuad then attacked him, stabbing him indiscriminately in the chest, stomach and back. When Mona collapsed on the ground, Mamun rushed forward to save him. He was also stabbed in different parts of his body.

Local people later rescued the two injured men and took them to the 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared Mona dead.

Meanwhile, when news of Mona's death spread, agitated local people attacked Abul Kashem's house. On receiving the news, police reached the spot and brought the situation under control. Police detained two people at the time.

Begumganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Shamsuzzaman said police visited the spot after receiving the news. The body of the deceased is kept at the morgue of the 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital. The law and order situation is normal at present. Legal action will be taken in the incident if a complaint is filed.