Natore BCL president 'shoots' his rival fellow

Natore Bangladesh Chhatra League President Rakibul Islam Jems allegedly shot former secretary of Natore Nawab Siraj Ud Dullah College unit BCL Shahriar Hossain Rion in Barogacha area of Natore town yesterday at 03:00pm.

It began when Jems allegedly took away a truck belonging to Rion's aunt Rosy Begum around 1:30am and then demanded Tk 10 lakh in order to return it to her, Rion said.

Rosy then went to Rion's father for help the next day. Rion said, “When aunty [Rosy] was talking with my father, Jems arrived and pulled a gun on my father. I came forward and requested Jems not to shoot my father and at that time she shot me on my right leg.”

Rosy said Jems, along with Rubel, Rakib and Mukul, forcibly took away the keys to her truck from the driver. “On Tuesday noon, I went to Jems and requested him to give back the keys but he threatened me with a pistol.

Afterwards, I ran to Shahriar Rion's house.”

Rosy also claimed that Jems did not return the truck's keys and that she would file a case with Natore Police Station in this regard.

Meanwhile, Rion's father Alam Hossain filed a case with Natore Police Station over the attack.

Contacted, Jems said Rion attacked him with brick chips and injured him while he was crossing Rion's house.

“Shahriar Hossain Rion has been wounded by his own gun.”

Dr Mohammad Ali, emergency medical officer of Natore Sadar Hospital said, “It seems like a bullet wound but we did not find any bullet in his leg,” adding that they would look into the matter further.

Meanwhile, Kazi Jalal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Natore Police Station, said there was an ongoing feud between Jems and Rion but they did not know about the shooting and were trying to find out how Rion was injured.

He added that they recovered a pistol and three bullets from the spot. 

Contacted, Riyazul Islam Masum, secretary of the BCL unit said they would investigate the matter.