Staff Reporter :
At least 12 people have suffered bullet wounds in a shooting attack by masked gunmen in Chattogram’s Rauzan area last night (14 November).
The incident took place around 10:30pm on Thursday in Noapara Union’s Niramishpara village.
At least 11 persons were admitted to CMCH, with three still undergoing treatment, while the rest received first aid.
The incident began around 9:00pm when local shopkeeper Mohiuddin was returning home from Noapara Sadar via a dark road, preventing him from seeing the attackers.
They stopped him, questioning him about a message he had sent on his phone, then proceeded to assault and hack him. At one point, he managed to escape and return home in an injured state.
Upon hearing the news, nearby residents gathered at the spot, at which point the masked attackers opened fire indiscriminately.
Injured Jasim Uddin said, “I returned from abroad three months ago. Mohiuddin and all of us are from the same household. When we heard he was assaulted, we went to the spot.
Mohiuddin was attacked over a political message supposedly sent from his phone, but he didn’t do anything like that. None of us are involved in politics.”