Ambulance carrying gunshot victim comes under gunfire again

An ambulance carrying a bullet-hit enlisted accused has come again under gunfire in Khulna city.

The injured Raju Hawlader is a resident of the Shipyard area under Labanchara police station.

Police said he has multiple cases filed against him in different districts of the country, including murder and robbery. There are arrest warrants against him in four cases at Labanchara police station.

Details on when and how he was shot were unavailable.

According to police and local sources, Raju was shot in the abdomen on Monday near the Koba Mosque area under Labanchara police station in the city. Critically injured Raju was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital.

As his condition deteriorated, it was decided around 12:30am on Tuesday night to send him to Dhaka for better treatment. At that time, when the ambulance reached the Kudir Bottola area of Rupsha upazila, shots were allegedly fired upon.

Katakhali highway police station officer-in-charge (OC) Md Zafar Ahmed said, “I have heard that while a team from Labanchara police station was taking him to Dhaka in an ambulance for treatment, someone fired at the ambulance in the Kudir Bottola area. Later, they informed us and requested additional security. We provided police protection and escorted them through our station area.”

He added that no one was harmed in the incident. They did not verify whether the bullets hit the ambulance. At night, they only requested assistance, and the police provided that.