Two employees of an internet service provider were shot after miscreants entered their office in Wapda road in Dhaka’s Rampura on Sunday evening. They are currently receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The shooting occurred around 7pm at the Speed Touch Network Technology located near Taqwa Mosque on Wapda road.
The injured were identified as Habibur Rahman, 27, a technician of the ISP and Saju Ahmed, 28.
Several staff members including the two injured were working inside the office in the evening when four miscreants entered and opened fire indiscriminately.
The assailants fled within one or two minutes, leaving Habibur and Saju shot. The injured were immediately taken to Dhaka Medical for treatment, Mazharul Islam, manager of the internet office said.
He further said that local extortionists Badsha, Joni and their associates called company owner Shariful Islam two weeks ago demanding Tk10 lakh in extortion. The extortion money was not paid, leading to the shooting.
Injured Saju Ahmed said three of the miscreants entered the office while one stood outside.
Upon entering, those three said, “We forbade you from doing business here, why haven’t you closed it yet?” before opening fire indiscriminately. Within just a few seconds, they executed the attack and fled.
Citing doctors, Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp said Habibur was shot in the left hand and Saju in the right leg.
The injured are undergoing treatment at the Emergency Department while Rampura Police Station is immediately informed.
