An elderly man was beaten to death at Kurigram’s Ulipur upazila following an altercation between two groups over the damage of a sapling.
The incident took place in the afternoon in Purba Bajra village in the upazila on Thursday.
Deceased Phul Mia, 60, was a resident in the village.
It was known that sapling of Kadam tree was broken after a banyan tree of Phul Mia fell on it. Supporters of Ainul Islam, who planted the sapling, locked into altercation over the matter.
At one stage of the altercation, supporters of Ainul Islam beat the victim, leaving him critically injured.
The victim was taken to Chilmari Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Police have detained five people in this connection.
Ulipur Police Station OC Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman they sent the body to hospital morgue for autopsy.
