Teenager shot dead in Narsingdi clash over dominance

A teenage boy was shot dead during a violent clash between two rival groups over establishing supremacy in Narsingdi's Raipura on Wednesday morning, February 4.

The incident occurred in the Saydabad area under Sreenagar union.

Dead Mustakim was a seventh-grader at a local school and the son of Saudi Arabia expatriate Masud Rana.

Quoting locals, Raipura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Mujibur Rahman said that there had been loggerheads between the supporters of Hanif Master and Erashad Mia over establishing supremacy in Choydabad area. 

Following the dispute, supporters of Ershad Mia, equipped with firearms and lethal weapons, reportedly attacked the homes of Hanif Master’s supporters. Masum alias China, loyal to Ershad, opened fire on Mustakim during the clash, leaving him dead on the spot.

At least 10 people from both sides were injured, including Rafiqul Islam, 37, Sohan, 26, and Rozina Begum, 35, who sustained gunshot wounds, the OC said.

Additional police personnel have been deployed in the area to avert any kind of untoward situation, the OC said, adding that police were trying to arrest the accused involved in the incident. 

Mustakim’s mother, Shahana Begum, said, “My son was standing in the courtyard when he was shot. We are not affiliated with any group. I demand exemplary punishment for those responsible.”

Dr Bimal Chandra Dhar, an emergency physician at Raipura Upazila Health Complex, said that Mustakim had a gunshot wound on the left side of his body.

The bullet had passed through, and he was pronounced dead at the hospital, he added.

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