A teenage boy was shot dead and his uncle injured by robbers at North Hamchadi village in Sadar upazila early Sunday.
The deceased was Dipta Pal, 17, son of Kartik Pal of the village.
The police said breaking the collapsible gate a gang of armed robbers entered the house of Kartik Pal and kept the house inmates hostage at gunpoint at around 3:00am.
When Dipta and his uncle Kanchan Pal tried to resist the robbers they shot at them, leaving them critically injured. They were taken to general hospital where the attending doctor declared Dipta dead.
A case was filed in this connection.
Source : New Age
