Miscreants shot and killed a youth named Pyarul Sardar (30) in Rajbari town. The incident took place at Rajan's shop area near Sajjankanda Madhyapara Mosque in the city on Friday night.
Piarul Sardar is the son of Harun Sardar of Bara Muraripur village of Ramkantpur union of Rajbari Sadar upazila. The police said that there are 14 cases against him in Sadar police station on various charges including weapons, murder, drugs.
According to police and hospital sources, Piyarul was walking in front of the Sajjankanda Madhyapara Mosque around 8:30 on Friday night. At that time, two men wearing helmets on a motorcycle fired two shots at him from close range. They quickly fled from the scene. The local people rescued Piyarul who was shot and took him to Rajbari Sadar Hospital. The emergency department doctor declared him dead there. He had two bullet wounds in his chest.
Dr. Anik Kumar Mandal, who is in charge of the emergency department of Rajbari Sadar Hospital, said that Piyarul was brought to the hospital with a bullet wound around 7:50 p.m. After a quick ECG, it was found that he was dead. In this situation, his relatives were trying to take him to Faridpur.
According to the police, there are 14 cases against Pirul on various charges including weapons, murder, drugs, robbery and banditry. He was also arrested several times. He was finally arrested by the District Intelligence Branch (DB) police on February 4 this year. After being released on bail, he was staying in the area.
Rajbari Superintendent of Police Mir Monir Hossain told Prothom Alo on the phone at around 10:15 pm that Piarul Sardar is an identified terrorist. There are a total of 14 cases against him. Two men wearing helmets came on a motorcycle and shot him. Several police teams are working to arrest those involved in the murder. Investigations are underway to identify the cause of the murder and the persons involved. Preparations are being made to send the body to the morgue for autopsy.
