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Vol. 4 Num 289 Sun. March 21, 2004  
   
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Youth shot and mugged at Paltan


Muggers yesterday shot a youth and snatched Tk 10,000 after dragging him down from a passenger bus at Paltan in the city.

Three criminals dragged Ismail Hossain, 20, down from the bus at Paltan crossing and shot him point blank, taking him to a secluded place at about 6:30pm, said the victim's brother Bahadur. His brother was taking the money to their village home in Comilla, he added.

Ismail is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College hospital with a bullet wound in his left leg.