Rab informant shot in city
A gang of criminals shot and injured an informant for the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Sabujbagh in the city yesterday.
The gang led by Wasim and Ripon fired on Delwar Hossein, 30, a phone shop owner and informant for Rab-10, in the head after beating him up at Manda Piar Ali lane.
He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and then shifted to a private hospital at Dhanmondi in a critical condition.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Relatives of Delwar said that he provided information to the Rab-10, leading to the arrest of Hamidul Haque Uzzal, a top criminal of Sabujbagh area, on June 7.
Wasim, nephew of Uzzal, made the attack on Delwar to take revenge for giving information, they said.