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Gunmen storm city market, kill 1

8 others bullet-hit; feud over control of 380 shops might be behind attack

Staff Correspondent
Gunmen killed a person and injured eight others in an attack on a market in the city's Mirpur area yesterday.
A feud over control is believed to have led to the shooting at the Swadhin Bangla Super Market near Sony Cinema at MlrpurSection-1.
Abdur Rahim alias Mintu, 32, died on the spot He used to work as a bodyguard for Anwar Hossain Litu, general secretary of the shop-owners association there.
Also former president of Mirpur
Chhatra League. Litu is among those wounded. He might have been the target of the assault, said locals and police.
The other injured are sand trader Mohammad Khokon, 32, tea vendor Bishu, 35, Mehedi Hasan, 32, Solaiman Haji. 65, Kamal. 37, Sekander, 45, and Yunus, 45.
At least three of the eight, admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, were said to be in critical condition.
Witnesses said four armed youths stormed the Islam Tiles and Sanitary shop at the Swadhin Bangla market at around
2:30pm and started shooting at Litu and others sitting inside.
Khokon, the bullet-hit sand trader, said as the attackers opened fire, Mintu shaved Litu aside and took two bullets- -one in the chest and the other in the head.
"As they sprayed the shop with bullets, almost everyone inside was shot," he added.
Selim, a cigarette seller, said at least 50 rounds were fired.
Despite a chase by the locals, the four managed to flee the scene. I 1 hree sped off on two motor- I bikes that had been parked outside.
The other one who missed the bikes made his escape firing at those in his pursuit. Hasan and Kamal were hit by bullets at that time.
Earlier on June 26. gunmen killed three persons including two businessmen al Karwan Bazar
Local sources said Litu is no stranger io gun attacks. His younger brother Haji Monu was killed in front of their house by cadres of Shahadat Group.
Some close associates of Litu suspect yesterday's attack too was made by Shahadat Group.
Employees of Islam Tiles and Sanitary told The Daily Star that none of them was present during the incident as they were out on a lunch break.
Meanwhile, some activists of Chhatra League, student wing of ruling Awami League, smashed up at least 15 vehicles on the road in front of Mirpur Bangla College on rumours that Litu had died.
Chowdhury Manjurul Kabir, DMP deputy commissioner now in charge of Mirpur zone, told The Daily Star the attack might have been a result of a feud over control of the 380 shops at the market.
He however would not elaborate.
The market was constructed recently on a government land grabbed by local AL, Juba League and BCL activists led by Litu. It was opened in January this year, said market sources.
Litu and his men. who control extortion from transport and cable businesses in Mirpur, had takenTk 10,000 for eacn of the shops, added the sources.
Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Nazim Uddin of Mirpur Police Station told The Daily Star, "Litu is accused in several cases on charges that include extortion."
He however said they are not sure about identity of the attackers.
Extortionists shot two
In another incident at Senpara, Mirpur. a gang of extortionists shot two construction workers leaving one critically injured.
The victims were Mizan, 30, and Billal. 25. They were admit-i ted to Dhaka Medical College ' Hospital.
: “Three men came at the
1 under construction building ! around 10:30pm. Without 1 saying anything they sprayed ’ bullets on us and left the scene," said Billal, security ' guard of the building whe - sustained bullet wound in hi; ; lcg^.
They had been demanding t money from the owner of th< building since last week, hi t added.
1 A general diary was lodgee ? with Mirpur Police Station it 1 this connection.