Caretaker shot dead in capital
Being a victim of a family feud, a caretaker of its house was shot dead in the capital's Khilgaon area on Thursday night.
The deceased was Khairul Islam, 23, a caretaker of Abdul Awal's house in the area.
Palash Chandra Dey, sub-inspector at Khilgaon Police Station, said a good number of relatives and guests took part in a birthday party at Abdul Awal's house at 10:30pm.
Two brother-in-laws of Abdul Awal engaged into a quarrel over family property at the programme. At one stage, Mohammad Suhrawardy, a brother-in-law of Awal, opened fire on his brother. But a bullet 'mistakenly' hit Khairul's chest, said Palash.
Khairul rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, he added.
Kabibar Rahman, a brother of the deceased, filed a murder case with Khilgaon Police Station in this connection yesterday.
The SI Palash said they were trying to arrest Suhrawardy adding that Suhrawardy kept the arms without obtaining licence.
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