Ansar member shot dead in broad daylight

Unknown assailants shot an Ansar member dead in broad daylight in Jashore Sadar upazila this morning.

Victim Hossain Ali Torafdar, 55, a special member of Ansar Battalion in Dhaka, went to his village home at Hashimpur village for three-day vacation, said Mainul Haque, superintendent of police (SP) in Jeshore.

This morning, Hossain was gossiping with local people at a shop of Hakimpur Bazar, the SP told our local correspondent.

“All of a sudden, a group of unknown assailants opened four to five rounds of bullets targeting Hossain, leaving him dead on the spot,” he said.

The assailants, however, fled the scene immediately after the murder, he added. 

On information, police rushed to spot and recovered the body. The body was sent to Jeshore General Hospital for autopsy.

The reason behind the murder could not be known immediately, the SP said, adding that they were investigating the incident.

A murder case was underway when the report was filed.