An SSC examinee was shot dead and 20 were injured during a clash between two groups of villagers in Gopalganj Sadar upazila this morning.

The deceased Rony Sheikh (16), son of Anwar Sheikh, was a student of Bolakoir Ajharia High School, reports our Faridpur correspondent quoting Md Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station.

A clash ensued between followers of Azizur Sheikh and Mollah Group at Banagram Purba Para around 9am following a dispute in front of a shop, the OC said.

At one point, Azizur Sheikh, a former member of Karpara Union Parishad, opened fire twice. One of the bullets hit Rony who was standing nearby and killed him on the spot, the OC said.

The injured were taken to Gopalganj General Hospital for treatment while Rony’s body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.

Police were trying to bring the situation under control, the OC told the correspondent around 11am.

No one was arrested in this connection till filing of this report.