A 28-year-old man, Imtiaz Sultan Ikram was shot by assailants in the Forest Gate area under Chattogram’s Panchlaish Police Station on Monday afternoon. He is currently receiving treatment at Chattogram Medical College (CMC) Hospital.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 PM near 'Hasina Manzil' behind the Chattogram Education Board. According to the victim's wife Suchi, the family had been receiving persistent death threats from the notorious "Boro Sajjad gang." She alleged that the threats began after she and her husband helped police apprehend another local criminal, "Choto Sajjad" at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in Dhaka.
On Monday, a group of armed assailants arrived on motorcycles, opened fire on Ikram outside his father's residence and fled the scene. Suchi identified specific attackers including Raihan, Saber and Ismail against whom multiple cases are already pending at the Panchlaish Police Station. Police sources also noted that previous legal cases exist against Ikram himself who was earlier arrested by RAB-7 in possession of a foreign pistol and ammunition.
Sub-Inspector Nurul Afsar the second officer of Panchlaish Model Police Station confirmed the shooting. Authorities have deployed officers to the scene are reviewing local CCTV footage and have launched a formal investigation to track down and apprehend the suspects.
