Miscreants stabbed a college student to death in an attack on Wednesday at Abhirkhil area in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila.

The deceased is Hossain Ahmed Shaon, of Radhapur village in the upazila.

Shaon had passes HSC examinations from Lakshmipur Government College

this year.

Quoting witnesses, police said Mahibullah Master had an enmity with Sohel, Shaker, Paran and Pervez over the ownership of a piece of land.

As a sequel to the enmity, an altercation ensued between Mahibullah and the four.

Later at one stage, the rival group stormed the house of Mahibullah and stabbed Shaon, who had come on a visit to his aunt’s house, and two others with sharp weapons indiscriminately, leaving Shaon dead on the spot and two others injured.

The injured were taken to Sadar Hospital.

Later, police came in and arrested three women.