Sub-Inspector of Detective Branch of Police (DB) was shot by miscreants when he was raiding in Tatnibazar area of Dhaka to nab criminals today.

The victim is identified as Mahbub Sarkar, 38, a DB sub-inspector in the east division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Nayek Rafiqul Islam, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp, told The Daily Star.

The detectives along with some detainees carried out the raid around 2:00pm to arrest their cohorts, the police official said.

Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the criminals started firing leaving Mahbub injured, he added.

Mahbub, who sustained bullets in his right leg, is now undergoing treatment at the DMCH.