Mitu Akhter, wife of a superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akhter, shot to death in Chittagong’s JEC circle area in the early hours of Sunday.

Local people said miscreants shot Mitu Akhter near JEC circle area while she was taking her child to school at about 6:30am.

Police said Mitu Akhter died on the spot after receiving bullet and later she was identified by the police members, reports NTv.

Police Commissioner Iqbal Bahar and other senior officials visited the spot immediately after the incident.

Babul Akhter was the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police. Recently, he was promoted to Superintendent of Police and was transferred to Dhaka.

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