Khagrachhari: A young man was shot to death by unidentified miscreants in the Islampur area of Panchhari upazila in Khagrachhari early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Md Emon Hossain, 25, son of Ruhul Amin of Mohammadpur area in the upazila.
According to United News of Bangladesh, locals reported that a group of attackers opened fire on Emon while he was walking in front of his house around 6:00 am, leaving him dead on the spot. The attackers fled the scene immediately after the incident, creating an atmosphere of panic in the locality.
United People’s Democratic Front (Democratic) Khagrachhari organiser Amar Chakma claimed that Emon worked as an associate member of their organisation. Chakma accused the UPDF faction, led by Prasit Bikash Khisa, of orchestrating the killing. However, no statement was immediately available from the accused group to confirm or deny these allegations.
Officer-in-Charge of Panchhari Police Station Md Ferdous Wahid stated that police were en route to the location of the incident. He mentioned that further details would be revealed after the body is recovered and a thorough investigation is completed.