Man shot dead by brother-in-law in Dhaka

A man was shot dead allegedly by his brother-in-law (wife's brother) in Darus Salam area in the capital on Saturday afternoon over a family conflict.

The incident took place in a house in the area around 12:30 pm, Darus Salam Police Station officer in-charge Tofayel Ahmed told Jago News.

He said they were informed that a young named Osru shot his brother-in-law Faruk Hossain, 48, with his late freedom fighter father's licensed arms, leaving him critically wounded.

Later, he was rushed to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared him dead, OC Tofayel said.

However, Osru was detained alongwith the arms, the OC said, adding that they were trying to know the reasons behind the incident.

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