A 24-year-old youth named Farhad Hossain was hacked and shot to death in Arshinagar of Keraniganj, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
Family members said Farhad worked as a fish vendor in Mohammadpur. He resided in Arshinagar Member Gali. His father is Md Babul Hossain, and his ancestral home is located in Dularhat Police Station area of Bhola district.
Farhad was associated with Rayer Bazar-based Alex Emon group and had taken charge of the group after the murder of Alex Emon.
According to his cousin Akhtar Hossain, who regularly moved around with him, Farhad went to a local saloon with two companions at around 3pm.
While Farhad was getting a haircut, his two companions left to attend to another task. A short while later, Akhtar arrived outside the saloon and found Farhad lying in a pool of blood on the road.
Akhtar rescued him and initially took him to Bangladesh Medical College Hospital. Farhad was later transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where attending doctors declared him dead at around 4:30pm.
Akhtar alleged that local individuals – identified as Sabbir, Sohel, Arman, Kallu, Rana, and Ramiz, alongside several others – attacked Farhad with sharp weapons, shot him, and left him behind.
He further said that the suspects had prior enmity with Farhad and had repeatedly demanded extortion money from him at various times.
Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, In-charge of Dhaka Medical College Police Camp, confirmed the fatality citing attending physicians. He said the body has been kept in the morgue for an autopsy.
