At least 20 people were injured, including six of them with bullet wounds, in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy in Gopalganj. The incident took place at Char Shuktail village under Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Friday morning.
The pellet-injured victims were identified as Nayon Sheikh, 25, Raihan Sikdar, 35, Parvez Molla, 45, Rubel Molla, 25, Anwar Sheikh, 22 and Mehedi Hasan, 24. They were rescued and admitted to 250 Bedded General Hospital, Gopalganj.
According to the injured, on Thursday night (11 December), supporters of Babul Molla allegedly assaulted Ahmed Molla and Hafiz Molla, who belong to Parvez Molla’s group. The injured were admitted to the Gopalganj 250-bed General Hospital that night.
In retaliation, supporters of Parvez Molla and Babul Molla, armed with local weapons, engaged in a violent clash on Friday morning, leaving six with airgun pellet injuries and around 20 injured in total.
Gopalganj Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Anichur Rahman said the clash stemmed from previous enmity and a struggle for dominance between the two groups. “Around four to five people sustained minor injuries. Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control,” he added.
Dr Asaduzzaman Hawlader, Medical Officer at the Emergency Department of 250 Bedded General Hospital, Gopalganj, said: “I provided treatment to ten people this morning. We were able to remove airgun pellets from four of them, while pellets from two others will be removed later.”
