A man and his four sons were killed by a group of agitated villagers during arbitral proceedings to end a long-pending land dispute at Ruma upazila in Bandarban.
The deceased were identified as Long Rui Mro (65), and his sons -- Rung tui mro (42), Leng rung mro (38), Men wai mro (29) and Ring rao mro (26). The incident took place at about 10 pm on Thursday in Abupara area of Gyalengya union at the upazila.
Gyalengya UP chairman Menrot mro said, “The family had a long-pending dispute over the land with some people in the area. During the arbitral proceedings on Thursday, some agitated people hacked the five family members to death.”
Officer in charge of Roma thana Md. Abul Kashem said, “ I have informed that a man and his four sons were killed by a group of agitated villagers. The police has reached at the incident.”
Bandarban Police SP Jerin Akhter said, “The area is 60 kms away from the town."A police has been sent to recover the bodies. Action will be taken after an investigation."
