Stray bullets kill youth, hurt two
Staff Correspondent
A youth was killed and a woman and a boy were injured as stray bullets hit them when two gangs locked in a gunfight near Gopibagh rail gate yesterday.Tofazzal, 35, and Parveen, 30, a drug carrier, suffered bullet injuries in their head, while Chand Miah, 8, was bullet-hit in his throat. The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared Tofazzal dead. Parveen's condition was critical. "Chand was playing cricket with his friends when a stray bullet hit him and he collapsed on the ground," said Chand's grandfather Abdul Khalek. Locals said two groups -- one from Balurmath and the other from Gopibagh -- took position near Gopibagh railway line and traded gunshots at about 5:30pm to establish supremacy in the area.
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