Woman beaten dead, 5 more hurt over enmity in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj

A 45-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her rivals in Guatala village under Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday evening.

The clash also left five more people hurt from both sides.

The deceased was identified as Shahinur Begum, wife of one Jakir Talukdar of the village under Nishanbaria union of the same upazila.

Morrelganj police station’s officer-in-charge Md Samsuddin said there had long been a dispute between Jakir Talukdar and his paternal cousin Ferdous Talukdar over the house’s entrance.

On Thursday evening, the feuding groups got locked into an altercation over the matter, which later turned violent, leaving six including Shahinur injured, he said.

The injured were rushed to Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared her dead, the OC said, adding that the rest were undergoing treatment there.

The body was sent to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said,l.

An effort was on to arrest those who were involved with the murder, the police official said.