The police have arrested seven people in connection with a clash and vandalism centring on local dominance in the remote Char Balaki village of Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj.

The arrests were made after victim Tofazzal Hossain filed a case with Gazaria police station on Tuesday morning.

The arrested are Gias Uddin, 65, Anwar Hossain Pradhan, 50, Jahangir Alam, 32, Jannat, 31, from Char Balaki village, and Masum, 45, Monjur Alam, 44, Mazharul, 55, from Tan Balaki village.

Gazaria police station officer-in-charge Hasan Ali said that police had taken prompt action following the incident.

The seven accused were arrested during raids in different areas of Hosendi union and the Sanarpar area of Dhaka, he said, adding that drives were continuing to arrest other suspects involved in the violence.

A group of Juba League activists supporting a BNP faction allegedly attacked rivals over local dominance in Gazaria on Monday, leaving at least three people injured, while a local BNP office and several houses were vandalised.

Witnesses said that a dispute had been continuing since the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections between supporters of Musa, who backed BNP-nominated candidate Quamruzzaman Ratan, now lawmaker for Munshiganj-3, and supporters of Shahor Ali, a follower of independent candidate and BNP leader Md Mohiuddin.

The violence erupted after Musa and Shahor Ali became involved in an altercation near a local Eidgah on Monday afternoon.

Soon afterwards, supporters of Gazaria upazila Jubo League leader Nazmul Islam, also a supporter of Shahor Ali, and supporters of Jubo Dal leader Anwar Hossain Pradhan, a follower of Musa, engaged in counter-chases that escalated into clashes.

At one stage, the BNP offices of wards 8 and 9 under Hosendi union and at least 10 houses were vandalised allegedly by followers of Nazmul Islam.