Sherpur, Nov. 9 -- year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his nephews over a longstanding land dispute in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Sunday, triggering attacks and arson at the accused's houses by angry locals.

The deceased was identified as Md Jinnat Ali, son of the late Ton Mahmud. The incident took place at Kusumhati Kajirchar village in the upazila on Sunday afternoon.

According to police and locals, Jinnat was attacked by his nephews Jasim, Mazhar and Nazrul, along with four to five others, over a previous dispute concerning land.

They beat him with their fists and blows and struck him with locally made weapons, leaving him critically injured.

He was later taken to Sherpur District Sadar Hospital in critical condition, where...