Land broker shot in city, fugitive criminal held

Police caught a fugitive criminal red-handed with a firearm and bullets yesterday when he shot a youth over previous enmity at Jhigatala bus stand in the city's Dhanmondi area.
The victim was identified as Mohammad Rajib, 25, a land broker and resident of Hatimbagh at Hazaribagh. He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) with injuries to his back.
The arrestee was identified as Abu Bakkar Sentu, an accomplice of top-listed criminal Imon who is now in jail.
Police said the attackers led by Sentu waylaid Rajib's rickshaw at the bus stand around 9:00am and made the attack with pistols and sharp weapons, leaving him injured.
Police said they chased Sentu and caught him with a revolver and six rounds of bullets while his accomplice managed to flee the scene.
The victim's sister Rosy said the attackers shot at Rajib's back and stabbed him in the neck and jaw while he was going to appear before a court in a case file against him.
Officer-in-Charge Md Shah Alam of Dhanmondi Police Station said Rajib had a long-standing feud with local brokers that led to the attack.