Youth shot dead in broad daylight in Khulna

A young man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Piprail village of Khulna's Phultala Upazila on Tuesday noon (April 22).

The deceased was known as Sumon Mollah, son of Rakib Uddin Mollah.

Police and locals said Sumon left his house at 1:40 PM for Jamira Bazar on his motorcycle. When he reached Piprail, three youths on a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction stopped him. Before Sumon could realize anything, a youth targeted him and shot him. The bullet went through his right chin and exited.

Meanwhile, Sumon fell from the motorcycle into a nearby paddy field. Later, locals rescued Sumon from the paddy field and took him to Khulna Medical College Hospital. However, he died before reaching the hospital.

Phultala police station Officer-in-Charge (Probe) Moniruzzaman Khan confirmed the matter.