Naogaon: An indigenous boy was shot dead and ten people were injured in a clash between some indigenous and Bengali people over land dispute at Akbarpur village in Patnitala upazila on Monday.

The deceased is Mithun Orao, 12.

Quoting local people police said some 20-25 indigenous and Bengali families had been living on some 1.5 acre of waqf land at Badhua Pukurpar in Akbarpur village for the last 14/15 years.

Claiming the ownership of the land, one Abdul Matin, a resident of the area, was trying to evict the indigenous people from the land and grab the property.

On Monday morning, Matin along with sixty supporters equipped with arms and lethal weapons attacked the indigenous people over the issue that triggered a clash.

At one stage, Matin fired four rounds of bullets from his licensed gun, leaving Mithun dead on the spot. Ten people were injured during the hour long clash.

The injured were rushed to upazila health complex from where seven were shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

On information, police rushed in and arrested sixteen people, including Matin, in this connection.

Naogaon  Superintendent of, Mozammel Haque, visited the spot.

Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble.