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Brother ‘kills’ sister, sister-in-law over land dispute in Meherpur
Dead body
Meherpur, Oct 12 — A man allegedly killed his sister and sister-in-law on Saturday morning at Sanghat village in Meherpur’s Gangni upazila over a land dispute.
The victims were Jakia Akhter, 45, wife of Zahid Hossain, and Josna Khatun, 55, wife of Hafizul Islam.
Mohibul Islam Ohid, executive director of a local development organization, attacked the women with a machete during family discussion over ancestral property, leaving them dead, said Gangni police station’s Officer-in-Charge Tajul Islam.
Zahid Hossain and another sister, Shamima Akhter, were injured in the attack and are being treated at Meherpur General Hospital.
OC Tajul Islam said the siblings had been engaged in a long-standing dispute over their ancestral property. Ohid fled the scene after the attack.
UNO Pritom Saha and other officials visited the area following the incident.
Police said they are searching for Ohid. - UNB