Outlaw shot dead

An alleged outlaw was shot dead at Tamaltola in Sheikhhari outskirt of the district yesterday noon. The deceased was identified as Abbus Sheikh, 45, son of Golam Sheikh of Sultanpur village in Sadar upazila. He was a former member of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party. Locals said a gang of 7/8 opened fire on Abbus, leaving him dead on the spot when he was having a shave at a saloon in the area at around 1:00pm, said Golam Rahman, officer in-charge at Kotwali police station.