A young man was gunned down allegedly by a group of miscreants in Jatrabari area of Dhaka this evening.

Billal Hossain, 22, a resident of Meer Hajirbagh area of Jatrabari, was pronounced dead after he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 7:25pm, Sentu Dash, assistant sub-inspector of the DMCH police camp, told The Daily Star.

A group of local drug trader beat Billal up severely and then shot him before leaving the spot, victim’s friend Sazzad Hossain told The Daily Star.

Later, locals rushed the victim to the DMCH in critical condition, he added.