The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Eight people, including two women, were injured as a petrol pump owner yesterday opened fire at them in the city's Jatrabari kitchen market area.

Witnesses said Mozammel Haque, the owner of High-tech Engineering petrol pump, used a shotgun to spray bullets after he was allegedly attacked.

They said the melee began after one Nuru Haji alongwith a group of people allegedly vandalized the fuel station and attacked Mozammel at about 7:30am because of a dispute over the pump's land.

At one stage of the chaos Mozammel took his shotgun and fired at the alleged attackers to save his property and himself, they said.

Critically injured Alal, 35, Arif Hossain Majumder, 45, Selim Khan, 55, and Rup Banu, 40, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital while Nur Banu, 35, Azhar, 32, Alamgir, 50, and Ali Hossain, 26, received first aid.

Police said there was a longstanding dispute between Nuru Haji and Mozammel over the ownership of the land.

A team of RAB-10 immediately rushed to the scene and arrested Mozammel, his associate Tutul. The team also seized the shotgun and its ammunition.

Meanwhile, police arrested five alleged attackers Rana, Akhter, Alamgir, Banu and Nur Banu.

Two separate cases were filed with Jatrabari Police Station.