A 10-year-old boy was injured as a local MP allegedly shot him at
Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha early today, the victim’s family
claimed.
The injured boy is Shourav Mian, son of Saju Mian of Gopalcharan
area. He is a fourth grade student of Gopalcharan Government Primary
School of the upazila, our Rangpur correspondent adds.
Shourav was taken to Sundarganj Upazila Health Complex first and
later shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
Shourav is out of danger now, Dr Babul Kumar Saha of the hospital said.
Shuvo Kumar Das, duty officer of Rangpur Medical College Hospital
confirmed that the victim suffered bullets injuries, our Gaibandha
correspondent adds.
The victim’s father Saju Mian said Shourav went out of his house for a morning walk around 6:00am.
“Manzurul Islam Liton, AL lawmaker from Gaibandha-1 constituency shot
three times at Liton from his car. Liton was returning to his home at
Bamandanga area of the same upazila,” alleged Saju Mian.
Shourav was hit twice in his right leg and one bullet hit his left leg, his father said.
Talking to The Daily Star, the MP, Manzurul Islam Liton, termed the
allegation "untrue”. “It is a blatantly false allegation." he added.
Md Jinnat Ali, officer-in-charge of Sundarganj Police Station,
however said, “I do not know whether the boy was shot by the MP. It is a
matter of investigation.”
Meanwhile, Abdus Samad, deputy commissioner of Gaibandha said he heard about the incident but refused to make any comment.
