A young man was shot dead in a clash between two sides over dominance in Rupganj of Narayanganj. At least 13 people from both sides were injured in this incident. This incident took place in the Naora area of Kayetpara Union of the upazila on Thursday evening.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rupganj Police Station Deepak Chandra Saha confirmed this information to Prothom Alo. He told Prothom Alo around 9 pm today that the area is now calm. Additional police have been deployed to control the situation. Legal action in this regard is under process.
The name of the deceased young man. Deen Islam (23). He is the son of Billat Hossain of Naora area. The injured persons are Zahid Mia of Naora area, Md. Sohail, Shaheen, Zahidul Islam, Aminul Islam, Rajeev, Hossain Mia, Nazmul Pradhan, Jasmine, Eva, Wasim and Sakhawat. The injured persons have been admitted to various local hospitals including Rupganj Upazila Health Complex.
According to police and local sources, Mosharraf Hossain, the top terrorist listed by the police, has been in conflict for a long time with Rongdhanu Group Chairman Rafiqul Islam and his brother Mizanur Rahman, Vice Chairman of Rupganj Upazila Parishad, based on land business and influence in the area. Because of that dispute, supporters of both sides often clashed. During the 12th National Assembly elections, Mosharraf Hossain left the area due to the conflict between the two sides. Last Tuesday, Musharraf came to the area to attend the funeral of one of his relatives. At that time, Musharraf fled from the area when the enemy attacked. Due to this, there was tension between the two sides in Naora area for three days.
Police and witnesses said that on Thursday afternoon, there was a fight between supporters of both sides. After that, the clash started from afternoon. At that time, people from both sides clashed with helmets and firearms. Clashes continued until 7:30 in the evening. Several people from both sides were shot and injured. Deen Islam died in a shootout between them.
Meanwhile, in a video of the clash, Mosharraf Hossain’s son Mostafizur Rahman aka Nirab is leading one side with a helmet wearing a helmet. Next to him, Deen Islam (played by Neel Genji) took part in the clash. He later died of gunshot wounds.
To know about this, Mosharraf Hossain’s mobile phone was tried several times, but he did not pick up. Nazmul Pradhan, cousin of Musharraf and uncle of the deceased Deen Islam, complained that on Thursday afternoon, three to four hundred people led by Mizanur Rahman suddenly attacked the house of Musharraf Hossain and Nazmul Pradhan with weapons. Interruption starts a conflict. At this time, Mizanur Rahman and his supporters fired shotguns and pistols. Nazmul alleged that the police were silent during the attack.
However, Mizanur Rahman claimed that he was not in the area during the clash. He told Prothom Alo that he heard that Musharraf’s people clashed with the villagers. One of Musharraf’s men was killed. He does not know the details of the incident as he is not in the village.
Rupganj Police Station OC Deepak Chandra Saha told Prothom Alo that there were members of the Naora Police Outpost at the time of the incident. They tried to control the situation. After receiving information, they went to the spot from Rupganj police station. At least 12 rounds of shotgun fire were fired to bring the situation under control. The allegation of police laxity is completely false.