A 35-year-old man was shot and injured in the capital’s Uttar Badda area on Saturday night.
The victim was identified as Md Rana, son of late Abdur Rob. Hailing from Noakhali’s Maijdee, he has been living in the Kazibari area of Natun Bazar under Vatara Police Station and works as a driver.
The victim said he went to the house of his brother Joy at Moynarbagh behind Hossain Market in the afternoon.
Around 10:00pm, someone knocked on the door, he said, adding that when they asked who it was, there was no response from outside.
Rana said Joy opened the door and, finding no one outside, moved towards the main entrance. At that time, Tamim and two others suddenly entered the house through an inner door and verbally abused him before shooting him in the right leg above the knee.
The attackers fled immediately after the shooting, he said, alleging that Tamim, a resident of the same area, shot him.
Rana was later taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Rana’s relatives alleged that Tamim demanded extortion from a business owned by Rana’s elder brother. They said Rana told Tamim that no extortion would be paid and suspected that the shooting may have been carried out over the refusal to pay.
Inspector Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the DMCH police camp, said the matter was reported to the police station concerned.