Rickshaw-puller injured by shotgun bullets
A rickshaw-puller was injured as a bullet inadvertently came out from a police constable's shotgun at Paltan in Dhaka today.
The injured was identified as Md Hanif, 35, of Muradnagar in Comilla, police said.
The incident was a result of negligence of a police constable on duty in Paltan area, Anwar Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (Motijheel division) of DMP, told The Daily Star.
“We will investigate the incident and will take necessary action accordingly,” he said.
The injured was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 3:50pm by Paltan police, sources at DMCH said.
The rickshaw-puller was wounded in the chest, hands and back, DMCH sources said adding that the victim left the hospital around 5:45pm after taking treatment.
He will be given better treatment, the DC added.
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