A 28-year-old CNG-run autorickshaw driver was shot dead by local criminals in the capital’s Jurain area on Monday evening.
The victim, Pappu Sheikh, was the son of Montu Sheikh of Rajoir Police Station in Shariatpur district.
The incident occurred around 6:30pm in the Jurain Gas Pipe area. Pappu was rescued and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 8:15pm.
His cousin, Md Samraj, who took him to the hospital, said Pappu lived with his family in the Jurain Sweet Shop area. “Pappu left home in the evening, and 10 minutes later we heard that he had been shot in front of Jurain Gas Pipe Concord School. We first took him to Ad-Din Medical College Hospital, but as his condition worsened, we brought him to Dhaka Medical College,” he said.
Samraj added that he heard from locals that several known criminals — including Bappa, son of Kana Jabbar, and a man named Kanchi — shot Pappu before fleeing the scene. However, he said the motive remains unclear.
Md Sunny, a friend of the victim, claimed Pappu had a dispute with Bappa’s nephew Himel a few days earlier, which may have led to the attack.
Md Faruk, in-charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue, and the concerned police station has been informed.