Jubo Dal activist shot dead in Ctg
The doctor said he sustained three bullet wounds, above the eye, on the chest and on the waist
A Jubo Dal activist was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Chattogram's Raozan yesterday evening (25 February).
The incident took place around 7:30pm at Olimiahhat Bazar in the East Gujra union, about 500 metres from the East Gujra Police Investigation Centre.
The deceased was identified as Muhammad Abdul Majid, 60, a resident of the area.
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According to party sources, he was a worker of East Gujra Union Jubo Dal, reports Prothom Alo.
Sazedul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Raozan Police Station, told TBS that police were dispatched to the scene immediately after receiving the information and an investigation is underway.
"We are looking into the matter thoroughly. However, it is not yet clear who was behind the incident," he said.
The OC added that there was some uncertainty regarding the victim's political identity, while locals said he was also known as a marriage broker (ghatak).
Police said the process of conducting a post-mortem examination is underway and intelligence activities have been intensified to identify those involved.
According to eyewitnesses and police sources, Majid had been sitting at a shop at Olimiahhat Bazar in the evening. As he came out of the shop, a group of masked youths arrived on motorcycles and opened fire on him indiscriminately before fleeing the scene.
Locals rescued him in a bloodied condition and rushed him to Raozan Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Residential Medical Officer of Raozan Upazila Health Complex, Tublu Kanti De, told TBS that Majid had died before being brought to the hospital.
The doctor said he sustained three bullet wounds, above the eye, on the chest and on the waist.
