Extortionists shoot mason for tolls, one arrested
Staff Correspondent
A gang of extortionists shot and in-jured a mason at Kafrul in the city yesterday as the owner of an under-construction building refused to pay tolls.Four local youths equipped with firearms stormed into the construction site at about 12:30pm and demanded to see Kazi Golam Ahmed, the building owner. A few days ago, the gang asked the owner to pay them Tk 2 lakh. Failing to find out Ahmed, the gang fired several shots, injuring Dabiruddin Mondol, 35, said Ahmed's brother Mohammad Montu, who brought the injured to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). According to the doctor, Dabiruddin's condition was critical. Meanwhile, Kafrul police arrested a youth identified as Pichchi Jahangir with a firearm from the area in the afternoon.
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