Ruling party lawmaker from Gaibandha-1 constituency Manzurul Islam Liton was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants in a broad daylight at his house in Shahbaz village under Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district on Saturday evening.
He was rushed to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) where the on duty doctors declared him dead around 6:30pm, said Khondakar Golam Faruque, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Rangpur Range.
“Three unidentified miscreants fired several rounds of bullet targeting MP Liton when he was taking rest in his bedroom around 5:00pm. His relatives rescued him and rushed him to the RMCH,” said our Rangpur Correspondent quoting Abdullah Al Faruque, Additional Superintendent of Police of Gaibandha district.
The motorcycle-riding miscreants shot him from the window at his bedroom and also fired bullets in the open place for creating panic, the police official said.
“We are investigating into the incident,” the ASP said.
Sundarganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Atiar Rahman said that police were trying to arrest the killers.
the window at his bedroom and also fired bullets in the open place for creating panic, the police official said.
“We are investigating into the incident,” the ASP said.
Sundarganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Atiar Rahman said that police were trying to arrest the killers.
Additional police personnel were deployed in the area to avert any untoward situation, the OC said.
The body was sent at the RMCH morgue for an autopsy, he said. Two bullets pierced at his chest and two others bored at head and stomach, said Dr Bimal Chandra Roy, Assistant Professor of Surgery Department of the medical college.
Earlier, Liton hit the headline when he allegedly shot a 10-year boy Sourav on October 2 in 2015. The locals rescued the boy and sent him to Sundarganj Hospital. Later he was taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Sourav’s father Saju Mia alleged that his son was hit by the MP`s pistol, when he was walking with his uncle in the morning. The lawmaker was passing the area and told a man to get into his car. Instead of getting in, the man, who had apparently panicked, began to run, when the agitated Liton opened fire and Sourav was bullet hit.
