Youth shot in Chattogram, 'Boro Sajjad Bahini' blamed

Miscreants shot a young man, Imtiaz Sultan Ikram, 28, in Panchlaish in Chattogram city.

The attack took place at around 1 pm on Monday in the Hasina Manzil area, on the eastern side of Forest Gate behind the Chattogram Education Board. Ikram was rescued in a bullet-hit condition and admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

Ikram's wife Suchi alleged that members of Chattogram's notorious 'Boro Sajjad Bahini' opened fire on her husband. She also claimed that the gang had been threatening them with death for a long time.

Suchi said the dispute began after they helped police catch 'Chhoto Sajjad', known as a Chattogram criminal, at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in Dhaka. Since then, they had been receiving regular threats, she said.

Describing the incident, Suchi said Ikram was standing in the lane below his father's house on Monday afternoon when a group of six to seven people arrived and fired indiscriminately at him.

She said Ikram recognised several of the attackers, including men named Raihan, Saber and Ismail.

She also said two cases against the accused are already pending at Panchlaish police station. The family will file a case over Monday's shooting as well, and she demanded proper treatment for her husband.

Second Officer Sub-Inspector Nurul Afsar of Panchlaish Model Police Station confirmed the incident. He said police are at the scene and efforts are under way to collect CCTV footage from the surrounding area.

He said police are investigating who fired the shots and that details will be known later.

The bullet-hit youth is under treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.