Criminals injure five
At least five villagers were injured as armed criminals stabbed them and opened fire at remote Purba Gachhabil village under Manikchhari upazila on Sunday night. The injured were identified as Moinul Islam, 35, his wife Ratna Begum, 25, Md Idris Ali, 47, his son Md Shamim, 2, and Sajeda Bagam 37. Police quoting locals said, a gang of ethnic armed criminals, numbering about 15, entered the house of Moinul Islam at about 11:00 pm and demanded illegal toll. As he refused, the gang beat up the members of the house. Hearing the hue and cry, villagers rushed in and chased the criminals. At one stage, the fleeing gang stabbed the villagers and opened fire on them, leaving at least five injured.
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