Extortionists shot and injured a cable-TV operator demanding extortion from him at Merajnagar in capital's Kadamtali last night.
The victim, Nannu Molla, owner of Al-Raji Cable Network, was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with a bullet in his chest.
Ali Azgar, a witness of the incident, told The Daily Star two armed extortionists entered the office of Nannu, 55, which is located on the first floor of Shariatpur Plaza at about 10:00pm.
They sprayed five rounds of bullet targeting Nannu, while three of his friends including Azgar escaped unhurt, he said.
Salam, a local extortionist, earlier demanded Tk 2 lakh as extortion from Nannu on December 28 last year. The extortionists might have tried to kill Nannu for refusing to pay the amount, Azgar added.