Cop shot dead by another cop in Gulshan diplomatic area

A police constable was shot dead by another police constable near the Palestinian embassy in the capital’s Gulshan-Baridhara diplomatic area last night.

A constable named Monirul Islam was shot dead by another constable named Kawsar Ahmed in the Gulshan diplomatic area around 12am on Sunday.

A driver of the Japanese Embassy was also injured in the incident. The driver could not be identified immediately.

Both the policemen were on security duty during the incident, said Mazharul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gulshan Police Station.

Real cause behind the shooting incident could not be known immediately, he said.