Siblings shot in Pallabi

A businessman and his sister were shot and injured by miscreants in front of the sister's house in Dhaka's Pallabi early yesterday.

The victims are Md Jasim Uddin, 44, and his sister Shahinur Begum, 32, said Assistant Sub-inspector Md Masud Alam of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost.

The incident occurred around 3:30am at section-11 of Mirpur, and both were taken to DMCH for treatment.

Jasim, who lives in Kashimpur, Gazipur, with his family and runs a furniture business, had been visiting his sister in Mirpur for the past week.

He claimed that five days ago, he had helped the police apprehend a local mugger named Sohag, and since then, Sohag's associates had been threatening him.

On the night of Shab-e-Barat, after his prayers, Jasim stepped outside his sister's house, where he got into an argument with several local men over the issue involving Sohag.

During the argument, Shahidul allegedly opened fire, injuring Jasim. When Shahinur rushed out to intervene, the attackers shot her too before fleeing.

Jasim suffered gunshot wounds below both knees, while Shahinur was shot in her right leg below the knee, said doctors.

Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Pallabi Police Station, said they are looking into the incident.

Sohag could not be contacted for comments.