A businessman and his sister were shot and wounded by miscreants in front of their residence in Dhaka's Pallabi area early Saturday.
The victims were identified as Md Jasim Uddin, 44, and his sister Shahinur Begum, 32, according to Md Masud Alam, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost.
The incident happened at around 3:30am at Pallabi (Mirpur-11), and both were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital 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 altercation with several local men-Sharif, Tuhin, Shahidul, Sujan, and Riaz-over the issue involving Sohag.
At one stage, one Shahidul allegedly opened fire, injuring Jasim. When his sister Shahinur Begum rushed out to intervene, the attackers shot her too before fleeing the scene.
Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi Police Station, confirmed the incident, saying that they got reports of the shooting and sent police force to the crime scene and hospital for more information.
The victims were initially taken to Kurmitola General Hospital before being transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for further treatment. Jasim suffered gunshot wounds below both knees, while Shahinur was shot in her right leg below the knee.
Jasim has been admitted to the DMCH for treatment, while Shahinur was released after primary care.
