2 murdered in city

Habib Ullah Khan Hira, 22, an HSC examinee of Mirpur College, received six bullets in his chest, stomach and back.

The killing was a sequel to rivalry between two groups of local hoodlums, sources said. Hira was a member of one group.

Tap here to add The Daily Star as a trusted source

The two groups have also been at loggerheads over a land dispute.

Hira went out of his Mirpur home at 7:30pm after receiving a call from his friend Amirul, said Sumi Akhtar, sister of the victim.

"Three hours later Amirul called again to inform Hira's family that Ebadul, a member of Siraj group, has shot Hira," victim's uncle Md Ali said quoting Sumi.

"We searched for him throughout the night but in vain," he added.

Police recovered the body from Road No. 5 of Block A, Section - 2 in the morning and sent it to Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy.

The other victim Pankaj, 20, was found in a water body near an under-construction hostel of Mirpur Dental College Hospital at 1:30pm.

His neck was almost severed and cut injuries were found in his stomach and legs. His hands were tied in the back, according to the inquest report.

Police suspected that criminals dumped the body there after killing him elsewhere.

In another incident at Demra, three miscreants shot one Md Ali alias Arman, 27, over land dispute yesterday morning.