A 70-year-old farmer was beaten to death following a clash over a land dispute in Jamalpur's Bakshiganj upazila yesterday.

The incident took place around 9:00am in Uttar Sarmara village under Bagarchar union.

The deceased was identified as Abdul Latif Dulu, a resident of the same village.

Shaker Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Bakshiganj Police Station, said Latif had a longstanding dispute with his neighbour, Sulaiman Hossain, over a piece of khas (government) land.

When Latif went to cultivate the land in the morning, Sulaiman and his associates attacked him with bamboo sticks and beat him to death.

Police detained Sulaiman in connection with the incident, the OC added.

The victim's body was sent to Jamalpur Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

An investigation is underway, and legal action will be taken once a case is filed, the police officer said.