An elderly man was shot and injured by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali late Saturday night. The victim identified as 60-year-old Jamal Uddin, is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital.
The attack occurred around 10:30 PM at a tea shop in the Battali area of Ghoshkamta village located under Nateshwar Union. Jamal, a former expatriate and previous aspirant for the position of Nateshwar Union Parishad chairman was sitting inside the tea shop when two men wearing black clothes and helmets arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire on him.
Jamal sustained bullet wounds to his left leg. Locals rescued him and transferred him to the 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital around midnight.
Dr. Rajeev Ahmed Chowdhury, Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of the hospital, confirmed that the victim suffered bullet injuries to his leg but added that his condition is stable and he is out of danger.
Sonaimuri Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kabir Hossain stated that police officers visited the scene shortly after the incident. Authorities confirmed that two helmeted attackers carried out the shooting though the motive behind the attack remains unknown. Police have launched an investigation to identify and capture the perpetrators.
