Two people were killed and 20 others injured in a clash between two groups of local people of two Mohollas at Khoarpar intersection in Sherpur town Monday night.
The deceased are Mizan Mia, 35, a trolley worker and son of Azhar Ali and Srabon Mia, 32, son of Mintu Mia. Both of them were residents of Gauripur Moholla.
Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station, said that a tense situation had been prevailing among the residents of Gouripur and Khoarpar over taking control of the CNG stand, Trolley stand, lease of mobile carts and extortion after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government since August 5.
As a sequel to the enmity, the supporters of two groups engaged in heated arguments at about 11:00pm and both groups attacked each other with sticks and lethal weapons.
A chase and counter chase took place among them, triggering a clash that left 20 people injured. A number of shops and restaurants were vandalised during the incident.
At one stage, the supporters of Khoarpar beat Mizan and Srabon up mercilessly, leaving them critically injured.
Later, they were taken to Sadar Hospital where the doctors declared Mizan dead. Srabon was shifted to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital from where he was referred to Dhaka. But he died on the way to the capital.
A tense situation had been prevailing in the area over the clash. Army and additional police forces had been deployed in the area to avert further trouble, the OC added.
