Staff Reporter:
A 24-year-old woman was shot dead and the house of Sreenagar Union Parishad Chairman Riaz Murshed Khan Russell was attacked and vandalised by an armed gang in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Shanta Islam, 24, wife of the chairman’s cousin Shakil Khan.
The incident took place in Sreenagar village of Seenagar union during Jumma prayers.
Md Adil Mahmud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Raipura Police Station, said that police have been deployed at the scene, and preparations are underway to file a case.
According to the victim’s family, a group of 10 to 12 armed men, led by Sohel Mia, son of Nurul Islam of the same union, stormed the house of UP Chairman Russell over previous enmity.
Failing to find the chairman and his family members, the assailants vandalised and looted the house. When Shanta attempted to intervene, they opened fire on her, leaving her seriously injured.
Family members rushed her to Raipura Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared her dead upon arrival.
Shanta’s body has been sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy, said the OC.
