Police arrested one person within 24 hours of a violent clash between two families over a land dispute at No. 1 Borghuli village in Assam’s Nagaon district, in which seven people were injured, including one with a bullet wound.
The incident occurred on Monday night under Ulubari Police Station in Kaliabor subdivision. According to police, the dispute involved the families of Ufaidul Islam and Safiqul Islam, who belong to the same extended family and had been engaged in a longstanding disagreement over land ownership.
The arrested accused was identified as Aizul. Sulung Police carried out the arrest under the leadership of Officer-in-Charge Amrit Pritam Das.
Police also recovered the firearm allegedly used in the shooting from the residence of Abdul Kalam at Borghuli late on Monday night. Three people had initially been detained, and an investigation into the incident was underway.
